Description
From a series (Walters 27.483-88, for which see 27.485). Flavius Arioald was Lombard king of Italy from 626-636. He didn't accept Catholocism and reestablsihed Ariansim.
Provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Inscriptions
[Signature] Z.B. [Transcription] FLAVIVS ARIOLDVS VI ET GVNDEBERGA LONGOB. R.; [Translation] Flavius Arioald, Lombard king of Italy and his wife Gundiberga
Credit
Acquired by Henry Walters
