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Keywords: Byzantine - St John the Baptist - Walters 54420.jpg This is a fragment from the upper arm of a hand-held bronze cross One side contains a bust of Saint John the Baptist The other side displays a cross-shaped monogram whose letters form the word KYPIE vocative of Lord - probably the beginning of an inscription that once read Lord help name of the donor century 6 Late Antique bronze with inlay cm 4 5 6 accession number 54 420 15581 Joseph Brummer Paris and New York by purchase Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1925 Transcription KYPIE place of origin east Mediterranean Walters Art Museum license Byzantine and Early Russian art in the Walters Art Museum Decorative and applied arts of Byzantine Empire Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review
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