Caption

Bracteate depicting Boleslaw III Wrymouth (Prince of Poland; 1086–1138) and St. Adalbert (ca. 956–997); Romanesque, Middle Ages. In a pearl border, on the left side facing right, a kneeling prince shown in profile with hands outstretched toward the bishop standing before him. St. Adalbert, dressed in liturgical vestments, holds a crosier in his left hand while his right hand rests on the prince's head. Inscription +SALRBLEZLAV; dated 1135–1138. Coin (bracteate), Poland (Kraków/Gniezno). Diameter ~24.8–25.8 mm; weight 0.27 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_421

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.1Mb (3.0Mb) / 12.5in x 12.5in / 3744 x 3744 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bracteate depicting Boleslaw III Wrymouth Prince Poland 1086–1138 St Adalbert ca 956–997 Romanesque Middle Ages pearl border left side facing right kneeling prince shown profile hands outstretched bishop standing dressed liturgical vestments holds crosier left hand right hand rests prince's head Inscription +SALRBLEZLAV dated 1135–1138 Coin bracteate Kraków Gniezno Diameter ~24.8–25.8 mm weight 0.27 g round metallic object worn irregular edge displaying embossed scene seated figure left facing standing figure curved staff wears long robe figures enclosed within circular border surrounded raised decorative marks object mottled surface shades silver gray darker tarnished brown small areas lighter highlights subtle variations tone across relief.