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Bronze Reliquary Cross Incised with St. Stephen

Circa 9th-11th Century AD

Description: Bronze reliquary cross (enkolpion) depicting a haloed standing figure with outstretched arms in prayer and wearing a full-length robe with ornate design. Above the figure is an inscription with the name of St. Stephen.

Height: 3.25 in. (8.3 cm)

Condition: Intact as shown. Thick patina. Bottom attachment loops partially lost.

Inscribed in Greek:

ΑΓΗCΤΕΦΑΝ / ΟC

ἅγη(ος) Στέφανος = ὁ ἅγι(ος)

Στέφανος

Saint Stephen

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of the Boston scholar Carroll Wales, collected 1952-1970.

Price: SOLD

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