Lot Essay
Cf. E. Huebner, Inscriptiones Hispaniae Christianae, supp., Berlin, 1900, no. 437 for the type.
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MID-7TH CENTURY A.D.
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A BYZANTINE DEDICATORY TERRACOTTA RELIEF TILE FOR BISHOP MARCIANUS
MID-7TH CENTURY A.D.
Rectangular, with moulded decoration comprising a central Chi-Rho flanked by Alpha and Omega, two rosettes at the base, a column at either side surmounted by a semicircular arch decorated with shell motif, the arch flanked by two dolphins, an inscription on the left reads "SALVO EPIS(COPO)" and on the right "MARCIANO", repaired
15½ x 9¾ in. (39.4 x 24.8 cm.)
MID-7TH CENTURY A.D.
Rectangular, with moulded decoration comprising a central Chi-Rho flanked by Alpha and Omega, two rosettes at the base, a column at either side surmounted by a semicircular arch decorated with shell motif, the arch flanked by two dolphins, an inscription on the left reads "SALVO EPIS(COPO)" and on the right "MARCIANO", repaired
15½ x 9¾ in. (39.4 x 24.8 cm.)
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