Bronze pendant: Holy Rider (A) incipit of Psalm 90/91 (B)

PP-ID:

PP-5722

Classification:

pendant

Collection ID:

Int-Shick_Gn209

Collection:

Shick Family Collection (Europe – Israel)

Collection Inventory:

Gn209

Material:

bronze

Date:

5th–6th c. AD (J. Franek)

Iconography:

rider, holy; rider spearing the evil; nimbus; spear, cross-ended; horse; female figure; lying posture

Bronze circular amulet with a dedicated suspension loop at the top, engraved on both sides.

Side A: Crude engraving of the Holy Rider, nimbate, brandishing a spear with a cruciform termination. Below the horse, traces of the lying female demon are visible.
Side B: Α cross, followed by the Greek incipit of Psalm 90-91: ο|κατ → ὁ κατ(οικῶν). ‘He who lives [in the shelter of the Most High …]’.

J. Franek
w/ Phoinix-team, 2025

Unpublished.

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2025.08.28 21:55:02

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