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REDWARE TILE WITH MOLDED RELIEF OF ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON Stylized saint on horseback, the dragon rendered as a snake. Probably from the provences of Africa Proconsularis or Byzancena and used to decorate wooden chests. Covered in a white slip Cf. Die Welt von Byzanz. Europas östliches Erbe, exhibition catalogue, Munich Staatliche Museum, 2004, no. 90. Cf. CMA., 210 no. 17; Guidi, Africa Italiana, V, 1933, 21f.; Y.Allais, Libyca, VII, 1959, 51, Abb. 6; OM Leiden, XLIII, 1962, 73 f. Ex German private collection, acquired from Axel Weber, Cologne in 1970s. 5th-6th Century AD H. 10 in. (25.5 cm.); W. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) GMS073 $9,500 Sales |
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