E00964: White marble capital with a carving of *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033) with her Child. Found at Herakleia Pontike (Honoriad, northern Asia Minor). Probably late antique.
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posted on 2015-12-10, 00:00 authored by pnowakowskiA white marble Corinthian capital with a carving of a woman with a child, kept in the library/museum of the city of Ereğli (inv. no. 32). The capital's cross section is square, W. 0.26 m. There are inscribed labels (letter height 0.02 m) to the right and to the left of the head of the depicted woman. Based on these labels Walter Ameling rightly identified the mother and child as the Virgin Mary and Jesus.
Label:
σωτήρ ἁγία
'Saviour' 'The Holy (Mother)'
Text: I. Heraclea Pontica, no. 36.
Label:
σωτήρ ἁγία
'Saviour' 'The Holy (Mother)'
Text: I. Heraclea Pontica, no. 36.
History
Evidence ID
E00964Saint Name
Mary, Mother of Christ : S00033Related Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Images and objects - Sculpture/reliefs Inscriptions - Inscribed architectural elements Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)Language
- Greek
Evidence not before
450Evidence not after
1300Activity not before
450Activity not after
1300Place of Evidence - Region
Asia MinorPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
Hērakleia PontikēPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Hērakleia Pontikē Nicomedia Νικομήδεια Nikomēdeia Izmit Πραίνετος Prainetos NicomediaCult activities - Use of Images
- Public display of an image
