Door Plaque with the Head of a Saint

500s
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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Location: 105 Byzantine

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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.
Door Plaque with the Head of a Saint

Door Plaque with the Head of a Saint

500s

Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period

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