early byzantine bronze attachment with lazarus
early byzantine bronze attachment with lazarus
Fragmental attachment of a relic chest with two figures clad in long garment turned to the left, left figure holding papyrus and his mantle in his left hand, his right hand with an unidentifeid object pointing to a small round temple, XP monogram before his head, text of LAZARVS at either side of his head; figure at right side, standing to left in long ribbed garment, holding sort of a crook or curved candle, small animal at his left foot and a small naked figure kneeling at his right foot turned to the right side, text above H – N.
Ex priv. coll. A. G., Netherlands, inherited, 1990s-2020
Dim. 10 x 9,2 cm
5th – 6th cent. AD, c. 400 – 500 AD
€ 10.000