Date : 521
Material : Ivory
Acquisition : Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan (1917)
Dynastie de Justin
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Objets d'Art
Object (Diptyque)
Vitrine : V02 (Ref. 2815)
Area related
Constantinople (Turkey)
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Inscribed in Latin across the top :
Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Justinianus, noble, office rand chef of the cavalry and commander-in-chief of the infantry and consul entering his office at the proper time.
In the center :
Theses gifts, slight indeed in value but rich in honors, I as consul offer to my senators.
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