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Christ as the
Good Shepherd
5th century
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Bowl bearing
a scene of Alexander the Great flying on griffons
Late 12th - early 13th centuries
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This display features early Christian artefacts from
the northern Black Sea area and other Byzantine provinces. A unique
piece of plastic art is the marble sculpture of Christ as the Good
Shepherd found near the town of Panderma (now Bandirma) in Asia Minor.
There are numerous items of jewellery: fibulae, clasps, torques, beads
and crosses that testify to Byzantine influence on the art of the
barbarian tribes at the time of the great migrations. The display
also includes new acquisitions. The silver bowl bearing a scene of
Alexander the Great flying on griffons, a masterpiece of Byzantine
metal-working, was a gift from the government of the Yamalo-Nenets
Autonomous District in western Siberia. |
