Diptych_Rufus_Gennadius_Probus_Orestes_VandA_139-1866.jpg

Summary

Description

English: Consular diptych of Rufus Gennadius Probus Orestes. Made in Rome, Italy.

Français : Diptyque consulaire de Rufus Gennadius Probus Orestes. Réalisé à Rome, Italie.

Date

530 AD

Medium

Dimensions

height: 34 cm (13.3 in); width: 11.6 cm (4.5 in); depth: 0.8 cm (0.3 in) , Weight: 1.52 kg (3.38 lb)

Collection

Victoria and Albert Museum

	Native name	Victoria and Albert Museum
	Location	London
	Coordinates	51° 29′ 27″ N, 0° 07′ 38″ W
	Established	1852
	Website	www.vam.ac.uk
	Authority file	: Q213322 VIAF : 128776887 ISNI : 0000000123230472 ULAN : 500302040 LCCN : n79066252 OSM : 29795 WorldCat

Current location

Medieval and Renaissance, room 8, case 2

Accession number

139-1866

Credit line

1861: sale of the collection of Pierre Soltykoff at Hôtel Drouot, Paris

Inscriptions

RVF(ii) GENN(adii) PROB(i) ORESTIS / V(iri) C(larissimi) INL(ustris) CONS(ulis) ORD(inarii)

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