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Silver capsella

Thumbnail Image
Name

003_009_000360_01.tif

Size

10.09 MB

Format

TIFF

Checksum (MD5)

fbbe6c918275f4fae250a422ef49110a

Contributor
Leo XIII  
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).

Language
No linguistic content; Not applicable
Physical type
reliquaries
Medium
silver (metal)
Material and technique
metalworking
chasing (metalworking)
Place
Vatican Museums, Vatican City  
Fond
UNIBO Zeri Foundation  
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14008/386
Project
BYZART Project  
Data provider
Fondazione Federico Zeri  
License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Rights Holder
Vatican Museum, Christian Museum  
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Università di Bologna
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