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Historical Archive: Stylite Saint

probably St. Symeon (Simeon) the Elder, possibly St. Symeon the Younger
basalt, 84.5 x 76 x 18.5 cm (33.3 x 29.9 x 7.3 inches)
Syria, fifth to sixth century
possibly fragment of a chancel screen
Berlin, Bode Museum, Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst 9/63


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monk on ladder
with censer
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dove with wreath;
stylite as monk
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base of column