Ring with Mary at the Tomb of Christ

Creator

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Creation Date

6th–7th centuries

Geography

Eastern Mediterranean; possibly Jordan

Culture

Byzantine

Medium

Bronze

Credit Line

Bequest of David P. Harris ('46), 2020

Accession Number

2020.107

Provenance

Purchased by David P. Harris from Julia Schottlander (Tetragon) in London on October 16, 1993.

Description

The scene may represent the Marys at the tomb; cf. Byzanz: Das Licht aus dem Osten (Paderborn, 2001), p. 332