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Date : approx. between 950 and 1000
Material : Ivory
Acquisition : The Cloisters Collection (1970)
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Objet(s) d'Art
Object of worship
Vitrine : V02
Area related
Thessalonique (Greece)
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| Description |  |
Demetrios, patron of Thessalonike, the second city of the Byzantine Empire, was one of the most popular saints. An early Christian martyr, Demetrios is shown herein the military attire typical for Middle Byzantine representations of him.
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