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Publisher
The Metropolian Museum of Art
Publication Date
401-600AD
City
Egypt
Keywords
Late-antique, Linen
Recommended Citation
Unknown, "Painting of two monastic men" (401). BYZANTIUM: Trade, Treasure, Tradition. 45.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/arth3620_2021/45
Comments
Two men are depicted on this linen, however they are not idetified by name. The eta-symbol on their clothing and their nimbus suggest that they were Christian holy men, perhaps martyrs or monks.