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Byzantine half-enkolpion - Bronze
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Half-enkolpion.
Bronze. Height 7,6 cm.
10th-13th century A.D. Byzantium.
Nice brown patina.
In the centrum, between HC-XC for(I)H(COY)C-X(PICTO)C, facing bearded bust of Christ, wearing cruciger nimbus.
Above, between MHP in monogram and XY forMH(TH)P-X(PICTO)Y, facing half-length nimbate bust of the Virgin.
Left, ΠΕΤΡΟC backward and the facing bearded and nimbate bust of Saint Peter.
Right, ΠΑΒΟΛΟ and the facing nimbate bust of Saint Paul.
Below, ΗΟΑΝΗC and the facing half-length nimbate bust of Saint John.
From the Anstock collection .
Published by Birgit Wegerich-Bauer, Enkolpien, Katalog der Sammlung A, Mainz, 2000, p. 84,A.178 and pl. XXVI,e.
