Thanks again for your help!
Carlos
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Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2000 8:31 AM
Subject: RE: saints' emblems
> Dear Carlos,
> I don't know of any iconographic studies of the theme, offhand, but
> it occurs as early as the 6th or 7th century on the Riha and Stuma
> patens (the Riha paten is in the Dumbarton Oaks collection in
> Washington, D.C.), and it can be traced from at least the 11th
> century in church decoration, e.g.: Hagia Sophia, Kiev, and Hagia
> Sophia, Ochrid. Thereafter, it occurred quite commonly through
> Greece and the Balkans. I'll have a look to see if I can come up
> with any specific written studies.
> Cheers,
> Jim
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