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Baptismal Font

1137
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304
The Luke mentioned in the inscription was the first chief abbot of the monasteries in Messina, Sicily. The Greek crosses and vine scroll decoration reflect a merging of local and Byzantine artistic vocabularies.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Baptismal Font
  • Date: 1137
  • Geography: Made in probably Sicily, Calabria, Southern Italy
  • Culture: South Italian
  • Medium: Marble (Pentelic marble)
  • Dimensions: Overall: 26 3/4 x 24 7/16 in. (68 x 62 cm)
    rim thickness: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Stone
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.2125
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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