id:			120847
accession number:	1941.57
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1941.57
updated:		2023-08-23 20:06:23.406000

Door Plaque with the Head of a Saint, 500s. Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period, 6th century. Bronze; overall: 18.5 x 17.2 x 1.6 cm (7 5/16 x 6 3/4 x 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mallon 1941.57

title:				Door Plaque with the Head of a Saint
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creation date:			500s
creation date earliest:		500
creation date latest:		599
current location:		105 Byzantine
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mallon
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culture:	Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period, 6th century
technique:	bronze
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Byzantine
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 18.5 x 17.2 x 1.6 cm (7 5/16 x 6 3/4 x 5/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Baltimore Museum of Fine Arts, "Early Christian and Byzantine Art" 1947.

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PROVENANCE

	Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mallon, New York.
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wall description:
The original function of this bronze plaque is not known with certainty. It was probably once gilded and may have been affixed to a wooden.

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