Comments to: David Woods
Last Updated: December 1999
Miscellaneous
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| Bronze Byzantine reliquary cross (c.9th to 12th century), height 87mm, depicting St. George, as indicated by the inscription at top, with outstretched arms and dressed in a robe decorated with geometric patterns. Estimated value US $475. Image © 1999, Harlan J. Berk Ltd. |
| 13th-century gold and enamel pendant reliquary depicting St. George, from Thessaloniki. The reliquary originally contained holy oil (myrrh) from the Church of St. Demetrius at Thessaloniki. Its lid depicts St. Demetrius as does its interior. The full inscription on the reliquary reads: "Anointed with your blood and oil, the bearer begs you to be his warm defender in battles." It is now in in the Department of Medieval and Later Antiquities at British Museum, London. |