Cutts, Edward Lewes, 1824-1901 · London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge · leaf 330
ced upon the gold witha pointed instrument ; the glass medallion was thenfixed to the bottom of the vessel externally by the X 3o6 HISTORY OF EARLY CHRISTIAN ART. application of heat, so that the ornamentation wasseen through the glass when in use. Silver leafand colour were, very rarely, used… … Gilded glass vessel: Ponipeiane, Teodora, vib(v)atis. gests that the vessels were wedding presents ; chil-dren sometimes accompany the adult figures. Thefigures of our Lord and of Apostles often occupythe centre, with their names inscribed over them ;by far the most frequent are St. Peter and St.…
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