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Virgin and Child
Copper, embossed and gilded
Italo-Byzantine (Venice)
12th century
818-1891

Found in the rood-loft of the Cathedral of Torcello (Venice). Inscribed in Greek: 'Mother of God strengthen thy servant Philip the bishop'; the bishop has not been identified. The plaque was probably made for an altar.

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