E01781: 'Tessera' with a labelled depiction of *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033) and the Christ Child. Found near Beroia/Aleppo (central Syria). Possibly late antique.
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posted on 2016-08-03, 00:00 authored by pnowakowskiA black stone 'tessera'. Diameter: 0.022 m (which seems implausibly small). There is no published image. First published by René Mouterde and Louis Jalabert in 1929, from a copy by Sébastien Ronzevalle.
Decorated with a depiction of Mary with nimbus, covered with a veil. She is seated in a large throne with its top decorated with crosses. The Christ Child is shown in the middle.
The image is labelled with a scarcely legible inscription on the right-hand side of the object:
μήτ[ηρ θεοῦ]/'Mother [of God]'
Text: IGLS 1, no. 217.
Decorated with a depiction of Mary with nimbus, covered with a veil. She is seated in a large throne with its top decorated with crosses. The Christ Child is shown in the middle.
The image is labelled with a scarcely legible inscription on the right-hand side of the object:
μήτ[ηρ θεοῦ]/'Mother [of God]'
Text: IGLS 1, no. 217.
History
Evidence ID
E01781Saint Name
Mary, Mother of Christ : S00033Related Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Inscribed objects Images and objects - Lamps, ampullae and tokens Images and objects - Other portable objects (metalwork, ivory, etc.) Images and objects - Representative images Literary - Magical texts and amuletsLanguage
- Greek
Evidence not before
400Evidence not after
1300Activity not before
400Activity not after
1300Place of Evidence - Region
Syria with PhoeniciaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
BeroiaPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Beroia Thabbora ThabboraCult activities - Non Liturgical Practices and Customs
Saint as patron - of an individualCult activities - Use of Images
- Private ownership of an image
