Eulogy mold featuring Saint Simeon the Younger
Circular in shape, the saint's bust appears on its column, wearing the hermit's hood. On either side are angels (his mother and a disciple?). An inscription on the border identifies Simeon the Younger, the Thaumaturgist. 
North Syria, Saint Simeon at Mount Admirable, 6th century.
4.6 x 4 cm

Provenance: 
From a copy of the collectors' notes, acquired at the Istanbul Bazaar in August 1966.

Publication: 
SODINI, J. P., Monuments et Mémoires de la fondation Eugène Piot, t. 70, p. 43.

Collection Nicole et Jean-Michel Thierry - lots 1 to 141.
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Lot no. 128

Eulogy mold featuring Saint Simeon the Younger Circular in shape, the saint's bust appears on its column, wearing the hermit's hood. On either side are angels (his mother and a disciple?). An inscription on the border identifies Simeon the Younger, the Thaumaturgist. North Syria, Saint Simeon at Mount Admirable, 6th century. 4.6 x 4 cm Provenance: From a copy of the collectors' notes, acquired at the Istanbul Bazaar in August 1966. Publication: SODINI, J. P., Monuments et Mémoires de la fondation Eugène Piot, t. 70, p. 43. Collection Nicole et Jean-Michel Thierry - lots 1 to 141.

Result
€4,550
Buyer's premium
30%
Eulogy mold featuring Saint Simeon the Younger Circular in shape, the saint's bust appears on its column, wearing the hermit's hood. On either side are angels (his mother and a disciple?). An inscription on the border identifies Simeon the Younger, the Thaumaturgist. North Syria, Saint Simeon at Mount Admirable, 6th century. 4.6 x 4 cm Provenance: From a copy of the collectors' notes, acquired at the Istanbul Bazaar in August 1966. Publication: SODINI, J. P., Monuments et Mémoires de la fondation Eugène Piot, t. 70, p. 43. Collection Nicole et Jean-Michel Thierry - lots 1 to 141.
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