E01723: A low-relief carving of *Isidoros (soldier and martyr of Chios, S00425). Found at the island of Chios (the Aegean Islands). Exact provenance unknown. Perhaps late antique.
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posted on 2016-07-13, 00:00 authored by pnowakowskiA marble plaque with a low-relief carving of the bust of a male saint, within a medallion. Seen and copied by Georgios Zolotas in the Museum of the Gymnasium in Chios. Exact provenance unknown. There is no published description of the image.<br><br>Based on the label (which clearly bears the letters ΙCΙΔΟ/ISIDO), Georgios Soteriou identified the saint as Isidoros, a local martyr of Chios, whose cult was known, for example, to Gregory of Tours in the late 6th c. (see: <a href="https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/_/13800989">E00654</a>).<br><br>Dating: possibly late antique, but perhaps more likely middle Byzantine.
History
Evidence ID
E01723Saint Name
Isidore, martyr of Chios, ob. 249/251 : S00425Related Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Inscribed architectural elements Images and objects - Representative images Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)Language
- Greek
Evidence not before
400Evidence not after
1300Activity not before
400Activity not after
1300Place of Evidence - Region
Aegean islands and CyprusPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
ChiosPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Chios Salamis Σαλαμίς Salamis Salamis Farmagusta Far Κωνσταντία Konstantia ConstantiaCult activities - Use of Images
- Public display of an image
