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Lot Essay
For similar, cf. P. Sevrugian, Liturgisches Gerät aus Byzanz, Berlin, 1992, p. 16, nos 8 and 9.
The central inscription is taken from John 8:12; that on the rim is from St. Matthew's description of the Last Supper, Matthew 26:26-28. This type of plate would have been used as part of the Offertory as the bread and wine were placed on the altar prior to distribution. For a discussion of tinned-copper see M. Mundell Mango, 'The Significance of Medieval Tinned Copper Objects', Thymiama, Athens, 1994, pp. 221-227.
The central inscription is taken from John 8:12; that on the rim is from St. Matthew's description of the Last Supper, Matthew 26:26-28. This type of plate would have been used as part of the Offertory as the bread and wine were placed on the altar prior to distribution. For a discussion of tinned-copper see M. Mundell Mango, 'The Significance of Medieval Tinned Copper Objects', Thymiama, Athens, 1994, pp. 221-227.