Byzantine Museum Athens
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | Byzantine Research Fund |
| Reference No. | BRF/01/01/01/242 |
| Level | Item |
| Place |
Byzantine Museum Athens |
| Dates | 1888-1890 |
| Donor/Creator |
Weir Schultz, Mr Robert Barnsley, Mr Sidney Howard |
| Scope and Content | Sections of relief marble closure slabs. Now in Byzantine Museum Athens This is a preliminary drawing. It is annotated in pencil. See also drawings nos. BRF 01/01/01/232, BRF 01/01/01/233, and BRF 01/01/01/234. |
| Further information | The slab on the left depicts a leafy cross with rosettes standing on a stepped crepidome under an archivolt. The subject is a symbolic representation of the victory over death. It could be dated to the middle Byzantine period (10th-11th c.) The slab in the middle is decorated with a laurel garland with an inscribed cross and ivy leaves, symbols of the victory over death which appear also as common themes in the decoration of early-christian sarcophagi. It has been assigned a date to the 5th c. The slab on the right depicts a leafy cross with rosettes standing on a stepped crepidome under an archivolt. It could be dated to the middle Byzantine period (10th-11th c.) |