Bloodstone Cameo with Saint George
1000–1100
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Bloodstone Cameo with Saint George, 1000–1100. Byzantium, Contantinople, Byzantine period, 11th century. Bloodstone; overall: 3.2 x 2.8 x 1.4 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1959.41 Legends about bravery can be comforting in times of distress. The wearer of this cameo, for example, may have thought about the fearlessness of Saint George in his battle against the dragon.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Glyptic
- Formatted Medium
- bloodstone
- Medium
- bloodstone
- Dimensions
- Overall: 3.2 x 2.8 x 1.4 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 9/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Greek inscription on either side of the head.
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1959.41
- Credit Line
- Dudley P. Allen Fund
- Exhibitions
- Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art, <em>Medieval Art from Private Collections: A Special Exhibition at The Cloisters, </em>New York, NY (October 30, 1968-January 5, 1969).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 105 Byzantine
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