Medallion with Saint George Slaying The Dragon
Item
-
Title
-
Medallion with Saint George Slaying The Dragon
-
Rights
-
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Public Domain
-
Date
-
1400-1500 CE
-
Description
-
This German mother of pearl medallion is carved with a depiction of Saint George slaying a dragon. There are many small castles behind the prominent figures of the saint, his horse, and the dragon in the foreground.
-
Format
-
Mother of pearl, 2 1/16 x 1/4 in.
-
Publisher
-
The metropolitan Museum of Art
-
Contributor
-
Emily Morgan
-
Identifier
-
1986.10
-
Subject
-
medallion; saints; Saint George; Christianity
