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E01940: Inscribed reliquary cross with an invocation of *George (soldier and martyr, S00259). Seen in Ḥimṣ/Emesa (northwest Phoenicia). Probably the 6th-7th c.
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posted on 2016-10-18, 00:00 authored by pnowakowskiA cross-shaped bronze reliquary consisting of two plaques connected by two hinges. Dimensions of plaque A: H. 0.087 m; W. 0.056 m. Dimensions of plaque B: H. 0.095 m; W. 0.058 m. Seen and photographed by René Mouterde in Ḥimṣ/Emesa. First published in 1959.
Plaque A bears an image of a slim man (orant) with a nimbus, wearing a robe with decorative bands, reaching his feet. The inscription reads:
Γεόργη/'O George!'
Letter height 0.007 m.
Plaque B is decorated with a cross consisting of 'four conic flames' (as described by the editor) within a medallion also containing the bust of a man with nimbus. The following inscription is to the right and to the left of the bust:
ἅ(γιε) Γε- όργη
'O Saint George!'
Letter height 0.004 m.
Plaque A bears an image of a slim man (orant) with a nimbus, wearing a robe with decorative bands, reaching his feet. The inscription reads:
Γεόργη/'O George!'
Letter height 0.007 m.
Plaque B is decorated with a cross consisting of 'four conic flames' (as described by the editor) within a medallion also containing the bust of a man with nimbus. The following inscription is to the right and to the left of the bust:
ἅ(γιε) Γε- όργη
'O Saint George!'
Letter height 0.004 m.
History
Evidence ID
E01940Saint Name
George, martyr in Nicomedia or Diospolis, ob. c. 303 : S00259Saint Name in Source
ΓεόργιςRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Inscribed objects Images and objects - Representative images Images and objects - Narrative scenes Images and objects - Other portable objects (metalwork, ivory, etc.) Archaeological and architectural - Extant reliquaries and related fixturesLanguage
- Greek
