Royal-Athena Galleries, Art of the Ancient World 2016 - Vol. XXVII

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Byzantine Art 168 BYZANTINE SHEET BRONZE REPOUSSÉ PLAQUE OF SAINT SIMEON, wearing full-length robes, with incised features, hair and beard, the figure with punched dot outline, the Saint's name inscribed to the left in a vertical column with two double scrolled heart-shaped motifs, pierced edges for attachment. Ca. 9th-10th Century AD. H. 8 1⁄2 in. (21.9 cm.) Ex British private collection; C.H. collection, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, vol. XVI, 2005, no. 131. Exhibited: Yale University Art Museum, 2005-2015. 169 BYZANTINE BRONZE CENSOR consisting of a hook attached to a cross, from which are suspended three chains supporting a small tripodal cup. Ca. 6th-7th Century AD. H. 19 5/8 in. (50 cm.) Ex collection Jean-Alain Mariaud de Serres, Paris: C.H. collection, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, vol. XIV, 2003, no. 144. Exhibited: Yale University Art Museum, 2004-2015. 170 BYZANTINE BRONZE LAMP ON STAND the lamp decorated with an integrally cast cross atop the handle; on a tripodal pricket stick. Ca. 6th-7th Century AD. H. 13 1/8 in. (33.5 cm.), Ex collection Jean-Alain Mariaud de Serres, Paris: C.H. collection, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, vol. XIV, 2003, no. 143. Exhibited: Yale University Art Museum, 2004-2015.

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