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.
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: E00654).
Dating: possibly late antique, but perhaps more likely middle Byzantine.
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: E00654).
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
