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Onias II
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Onias II

1493 · letterpress printing; plakken; houtsnede; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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A flower cup with a man in priestly vestments, facing forward. The text identifies him as Onias, high priest. It possibly concerns Onias II, son of Simon I. The representation is part of the succession of priests in the Liber Chronicarum. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineOnias II. 1493. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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