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| Keywords: Byzantine - St George and the Dragon - Walters 41205.jpg George from Lydda a town in Palestine served in the Roman army and became a saint through the martyrdom he suffered on account of his Christian faith The popular legend about his defeat of a dragon symbolizes the victory of piety over sin and of good over evil This small image of the saint was used for personal prayer Its back side is rough and uneven since it was originally embedded in a protective wooden panel steatite soft and easy to carve also breaks easily century 12 Medieval steatite cm 7 2 5 8 accession number 41 205 25974 Dikran Kelekian Constantinople and Paris date of acquisition unknown by purchase Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum by bequest Acquired by Henry Walters 1914 Early Christian and Byzantine Art Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1947 Realms of Faith Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville 2001-2002 Realms of Faith Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville 2002-2005 Realms of Faith Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum Museum of Biblical Art New York; Colby College Museum of Art Waterville; Joslyn Art Museum Omaha 2008-2009 place of origin Walters Art Museum license Reliefs of Saint George and the Dragon Byzantine and Early Russian art in the Walters Art Museum Byzantine stone reliefs Byzantine steatite Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
