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Head of a Saint

Byzantine (Artist)
1200-1400
fresco and secco with gold

This fresco fragment displays an image of a saint depicted frontally, confronting the viewer. His stern gaze, staff, and garment that evokes armor suggest that he is a military saint. The figure’s halo and breastplate are highlighted in gold.

Inscription

[Transcription] Sticker on reverse in center: D. KELEKIAN; in pen: 3816; in pencil: 10; 2, Place Vendôme; [Transcription] Rectangular sticker on reverse at center: Two small Byzantine Frescos,/About 13th. Century,/Found at Salonica; [Transcription] On reverse in lower center in pencil: 2

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.

Dikran Kelekian [date and mode of acquisition unknown; Kelekian inv. no. 3816]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Measurements

Overall: 4 15/16 x 4 3/4 in. (12.5 x 12.1 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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37.324

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