Flask with the Adoration of the Magi, 500s, Byzantine, Silver, silver-gilt, Overall: 12 3/8 x 3 7/8 in. (31.5 x 9.9 cm), Metalwork-Silver, The archangel Gabriel strides forward, dramatically leading the Three Wise Men bearing gifts for the Christ Child, who is seated in his mother's lap. The only text that describes the archangel as their guide is the Armenian Infancy Gospel, a popular early book elaborating on the Gospel descriptions of Christ's early life
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