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| Keywords: Byzantine - Saint Ignatius of Antioch - Walters 4820867.jpg This unusually large tile depicts Ignatius the God-Bearer Theophoros bishop of the Syrian city of Antioch who was martyred in Rome under Emperor Trajan r 98-117 Dressed in liturgical vestments the saint holds a Gospel book in his hand Another tile from the same series survives in the Walters collection and carries an image of Saint Christopher inv 48 2086 13 century 10 Medieval ceramic with glaze cm 25 7 26 0 8 accession number 48 2086 7 7362 Nikos Avgheris Istanbul ca 1950 by purchase Robert E Hecht Ruxton Maryland 1956 by purchase Walters Art Museum 1956 by purchase Partial museum purchase with funds provided by the S A P Fund 1956 and partial gift of Mr Robert E Hecht Jr 1957 place of origin Constantinople present-day Istanbul Turkey Walters Art Museum license 2D Byzantine and Early Russian art in the Walters Art Museum Icons in ceramic Byzantine art Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
