The clerics of Holy Zion and the Holy Sepulchre (second half of 11th century or early 12th century), in a border of dots the Anastasis, Christ standing, raising Adam from his tomb with his right hand and holding patriarchal cross in his left, behind Adam stands John the Baptist, in right field Eve and Abel (?) stand in their tomb, vertical inscription to left and right **, rev. legend in five lines **, 12.58g. (coll. Longuet (but different bulloterion?) ed. Laurent, Corpus V/2, 1568; Z.II 402), very fine

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The clerics of Holy Zion and the Holy Sepulchre (second half of 11th century or early 12th century), in a border of dots the Anastasis, Christ standing, raising Adam from his tomb with his right hand and holding patriarchal cross in his left, behind Adam stands John the Baptist, in right field Eve and Abel (?) stand in their tomb, vertical inscription to left and right **, rev. legend in five lines **, 12.58g. (coll. Longuet (but different bulloterion?) ed. Laurent, Corpus V/2, 1568; Z.II 402), very fine

Lot Essay

The Church of the Resurrection or Anastasis, was constructed by Marcaire at Jerusalem on his return from the Council of Nicaea. The church was destroyed by the Fatimid Caliph Al-Hakim, and partially restored by the emperor Constantine Monomachus. A few years after the Crusade of 1099 the Greek clergy were once again expelled.