Amethyst Intaglio with Christ

Published/Created:

ca. 500-700

Notes:

Scroll reads: "In the beginning was the word." At left inscribed: "Raphael, Remiel, Uriel, Ichthys, Michael Gabriel, Azael."

Topics:

Gems and Jewels -- Byzantine -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Byzantine

Culture:

Byzantine

Accession Number:

1855-001

Genre:

gems (object genres) (AAT)
sculpture: intaglios (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Fossil, Rock & Mineral Specimens

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

R: PC

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

Washington, DC: Dumbarton Oaks Collections, Harvard University

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 41697

OID:

340098

PID:

digcoll:2219485