1. AMS Historica
  2. Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
  3. Dipartimenti
  4. BYZART project: Byzantine Art and Archaeology on Europeana
  5. BYZART
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14008/386
Contributors: Leo XIII  
Title: Silver capsella
Start date: 500
End date: 599
Historical Period: Early Byzantine/Late Antique Period
Description: 

Silver capsella decorated with embossed Christian motifs. One side of the box depicts a group of sheep moving towards a lamb. The lamb carries a cross on the back (thus symbolizing Christ).

Place: Vatican Museums, Vatican City  
Languages: No linguistic content; Not applicable
Medium: silver (metal)
Project: BYZART Project  
Fond: UNIBO Zeri Foundation  
Physical type: reliquaries
Material and technique: metalworking
chasing (metalworking)
Data provider: University of Bologna  
License: 
Rights holder: Vatican Museum, Christian Museum  
Appears in Collections:BYZART

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