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THBByzantine Lidded Marble Reliquary w/ Greek Cross
Lot 104
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Featuring classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Byzantium, ca. 5th century CE. A two-part lidded marble reliquary - in the form of a small sarcophagus whose cover simulates a gabled roof bearing undecorated corner acroteria. On the front of the lower section is an engraved Greek cross with concentric circles occupying the negative spaces created by each of its angles. Below the cross is a small opening that serves as an exit point for the corresponding libation hole in the center of the gable. An outstanding and quite rare example of an early Byzantine reliquary modeled on the form of late Roman sarcophagi. Size: 7" L x 15" W x 12" H (17.8 cm x 38.1 cm x 30.5 cm)
Cf. Rom und Byzanz, no. 14, p. 26. For a full discussion, see S. Eyice, "Reliquaries en form de sarcophage en Anatolie et a Istanbul, "Istanbul Arkeoloji Muzeleri Yilligi 15-16 (1969), pp. 97-144.
Published in "Beloved By Time: Four Millennia of Ancient Art" (Fortuna Fine Arts Ltd., New York, 2000) no. 207, p. 118.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Richard Wagner Collection, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA, 1970's
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#139485Losses to pointed termini of lid. Chips and losses to all edges and corners of lid and body, though the form is well preserved and the lid still fits the lower receptacle very well. Russet area at lower end of carved cross may have developed, because it was placed near an iron-rich piece. Expected surface wear with mineral and earthen deposits commensurate with age.Condition
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