Baptismal Font, 1137, Made in probably Sicily, Calabria, Southern Italy, South Italian, Pentelic Marble, Overall: 26 3/4 x 24 7/16 in. (68 x 62 cm), Sculpture-Stone, The Luke mentioned in the inscription was the first chief abbot of the monasteries in Messina, Sicily. The Greek crosses and vine scroll decoration reflect a merging of local and Byzantine artistic vocabularies
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Baptismal Font, 1137, Sicily, Calabria, Southern Italy, South Italian, Pentelic Marble, Overall, 26 3/4 x 24 7/16, 68 62 cm, Sculpture-Stone, Luke, mentioned, inscription, first chief, abbot, monasteries, Messina, Greek crosses, vine scroll, decoration, reflect, merging, local, Byzantine artistic, vocabularies
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