COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1950.381
AMICA Library Year:
2001
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
Creator Name-CRT:
Byzantium, Syria, 6th-7th Century
Title:
Paten (Dedicated to Saint Sergius) from the Beth Misona Treasure
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
c. 500
Creation Start Date:
500
Creation End Date:
700
Materials and Techniques:
silver
Classification Term:
Metalwork
Creation Place:
Syria
Dimensions:
Diameter: 32.4cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1950.381
Credit Line:
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Inscriptions:
the Greek inscription surrounding the cross in the center translates as: + Having vowed, DOMNOS, son of ZACHEOS, has offered (this paten) to St. Sergois of the village of Beth Misona.
Provenance:
Jacques O. Matossian; (Paul Mallon, New York).
Context:
These four objects form what is now called the Beth Misona Treasure, named for the village in Syria where they were made. Each of the three chalices bears a portrait bust of Christ, the Virgin, and Saints Peter and Paul. The Greek inscription along the rim of one of the chalices reads: The priest Kyriakos, son of Domnos [has presented this chalice] to Saint Sergios, under Zeno the priest. The paten was produced by hammering and turning on a lathe. Its inscription reads: Having vowed, Domnos, son of Zacheos, has offered [this paten] to Saint Sergios of the villageof Beth Misona.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.M4_2229223122322233.tif
