Amuletic Armband with Holy Rider, Saints, and Magical Symbols
تاريخ المصدر:
6th-7th century (Late Antique)
الوصف:
Originally made up of seven inscribed medallions, this armband demonstrates the intermixing of Christian, Jewish, and pagan imagery on an object of magical, medicinal purpose. Judging by the inscriptions, most armbands (made in Byzantine Syria and Egypt) were used to treat abdominal disorders.For the latest information about this object, armbands, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: [Transcription] + Ὁ κατοικῶν ἐν βοηθία τοῦ [Ὑψίστου]; [Translation] + He who dwells in the shelter of [the Most High] (cf. Psalm 91:1)Reign: Style:
Sale, Frank Sternberg, Zurich, November 20, 1990; Walters Art Museum, 1990, by purchase.
مادة الأثر:
bronze
المدى الزمني:
Dimensions: fragment A: 11/16 x 3 3/16 x 1/16 in. (1.8 x 8 x 0.1 cm);
fragment B: 5/8 x 2 1/4 x 1/16 in. (1.7 x 5.7 x 0.1 cm);
fragment C: 11/16 x 2 1/4 x 1/16 in. (1.8 x 5.7 x 0.1 cm)
