The Vase of St Martin of Tours, in Abbey of St Maurice, for Martinmas; a 1stC BC vessel w/ 6thC decoration: http://abbaye-stmaurice.ch/page.php?id=fr19 …pic.twitter.com/RiPoCzjL4F
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The patène de serpentine; 1stC BC-1stC AD serpentine paten w/ 9thC Carolingian mounting: http://www.louvre.fr/oeuvre-notices/patene-de-serpentine …pic.twitter.com/i8rD9Cxr0N
The L5th/E6thC gold, garnet and turquoise paten that was found with E6thC Byzantine coins and a chalice near Gourdon, France: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trésor_de_Gourdon_02.JPG …pic.twitter.com/ox9HWV9yc1
Goodness. No one told me about this. Thank you. The winged beasts look very Eastern.
Isn't it fantastic! And yes, has certainly be claimed as eastern, though opinion seems to be heading towards Carolingian atm :)
It's just that the curves of the wings and thighs look like some Syrian textile found in a reliquary. But I suppose there's always imitation
Magnifique !… 


Glory be that is so gorgeous!
Beautiful
Wow! That is stunning.
Beautiful looks like Silver gilt.
Ah les merveilles de St Maurice!
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