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Steatite amulet of St Menas | |
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Title/s | Steatite amulet of St Menas |
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Description | plaque, front with St.Menas, sides with saints, back inscribed. St. Menas was an Egyptian-born martyr. He served in the Roman army but left following an edict of the emperor Diocletian against the practice of Christianity. Following a declaration of his faith, Menas was tortured and beheaded in AD 295. He was a patron saint of travellers and was thus llinked to St. Christopher. |
Field Collection | Egypt |
Dimensions |
length 5.8
cm |
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Date | A.D. 500 — A.D. 600 |
Provenance | given: Rogers, G.F., Dr 1924 (Filtered for: Antiquities) |
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Accession Number | E.2.1924 (Antiquities) |
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