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Door Plaque with the Head of a Saint
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Door Plaque with the Head of a Saint

500s · bronze

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

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.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineDoor Plaque with the Head of a Saint, 500s. Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period. 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

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