Creator
Lucy O'Connor
Date of Visit
16th June 2015
Contributor
Graham Fereday
Mick Mullins
Rights
Metadata and all media released under Creative Commons
unless otherwise indicated
Type
Portable Object
Tags
Adoration of the Magi, C5th-C6th, Christ, Late Antique, Magi, Pilgrimage Object, Portable Object, Star, Terracotta, Token, Virgin Mary
Collection
Late Antique tokens in the British Museum
Item Type
Portable Object
Type
Token
General Size
Miniature
Decoration
The Adoration of the Magi
Version
1
Material
Clay
Physical Depth
3.32
Physical Diameter
12
Weight
0.5
Colour
Black
Find Spot
Qal'at Se'man, Syria
Current Location
The British Museum, London
Museum/Excavation Identification Number
1973,0501.17
LOC Handled
Yes
Citation
Lucy O'Connor, “Adoration of the Magi token (BM 1973,0501.17),” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed November 21, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/815.