ECM.2166-2010
Parts
Object number
ECM.2166-2010
Object type
Identification
Title
St Mercurius relief tile
Description
Moulded ceramic relief tile depicting a mounted saint (possibly St. Mercurius) holding a long spear facing downwards. The figure is trampling a fallen figure beneath the horse.
Comments
Web images used with permission of The Barber Institute
Description
Dimensions
Height: 34.5cm
Width: 30cm
Width: 30cm
Material
plaster
Physical description
Large tile, reconstructed from fragments and incomplete with plaster restoration
History and association
Associated person
Myers, William Joseph, 1858 - 1899 (Compiler)
Object history note
Exhibited at the Roemer-und Pelizaeus Museum, Hildesheim, Germany, "Meisterwerke agyptischer kunst schatze aus dem Myers Museum an Eton College", April 2004 - January 2005
Field collection
Collection place
Egypt
