Censer with Six Holy Figures

Unknown

ca. 582–602 · Silver, partly gilded · Medieval Art

Each of the six elegantly worked figures stands under an arcade. Christ is flanked by the apostles Peter and Paul, and the Virgin by archangels.The inscription indicates that this beautiful censer was given as a votive gift to a church or a shrine.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 582–602

Medium

Silver, partly gilded

Culture

Byzantine

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1985