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| Keywords: Italian - Pilgrim Medallion with Christ, Angels, Apostles and Saints - Walters 475.jpg Made from molten glass pressed in a mold this type of medallion was mass-produced and served as a souvenir or memento of a visit to a holy shrine The medallion with a typically Byzantine composition shows that craftsmen in the port city of Venice were familiar with the art of Constantinople century 13 Medieval glass cm 6 6 5 9 1 1 accession number 47 5 16876 Henry Walters Baltimore by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Cast labels identify the figures on the medallion On the middle register reading right to left and top to bottom left of leftmost figure B/TO/LO/M/US; Transcription BARTHOLOMEUS; Translation Bartholomew; left of the central figure S/ IC; Transcription SANCTUS/IESUS CHRISTUS; Translation Saint refers to Bartholemew Jesus Christ; right of the central figure S/ XC; Transcription SANCTUS/ XChristus; Saint refers to Mark Christ; right of rightmost figure MARCUS; Transcription MARCUS; Translation Mark On the lower register reading right to left and top to bottom left of leftmost figure S/IA/CO/b;Transcription SANCTUS IACOB; Translation Saint James; left of the central figure S; Transcription SANCTUS; Translation Saint; right of the central figure F; Transcription Francis; Translation Francis; right of rightmost figure SP/T; Transcription SANCTUS PETER; Translation Saint Peter 3000 Years of Glass Treasures from The Walters Art Gallery The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1982 Treasures of Heaven The Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; The British Museum London 2010-2011 place of origin Venice Italy Walters Art Museum license Medieval art in the Walters Art Museum Italian art in the Walters Art Museum Medallions Pressed glass | ||||
