Painting of Holy Men
Not on view
This late-antique painting on linen depicts two men standing next to a column. While we do not know the identities of the men, the eta-symbol on their clothing and their nimbus suggest that they were Christian holy men, perhaps martyrs or monks. Stylistically, the textile belongs to a late-antique painting tradition that evolves in the classical world and continues from late antiquity into the early Byzantine era.
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