Cutts, Edward Lewes, 1824-1901 · London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge · leaf 366
er the I 342 HISTORY OF EARLY CHRISTIAN ART. mappa or roUed-up napkin with which the emperor.gave the signal in the hippodrome, which was a badgeof sovereignty. The coin is a great improvementupon those of the previous reigns. The Saviourshead is said to be a copy from the older statue overthe… … Medallion of the eighth or ninth century. of Basil the Macedonian appears a full-length figureof the Saviour seated on a throne. His son Leothe philosopher introduced a bust of the BlessedVirgin Mary, front face, with hands palm upwards,and not badly executed ; over the head MARIA andon each side…
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