Title

Baptismal font from the time of the Croatian duke Viseslav ,

Caption

Baptismal font from the time of the Croatian duke Viseslav (785-802) around the year 800 AD from Nin. Latin inscriptions mention the name of a priest named John (Ivan), who baptized people during "the time of Duke Viseslav" in the honor of John the Baptist. Museum of Croatian Archaeological Monuments, Split, Croatia.

Date

Jun 13, 2018

Credit line

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Reference

UMG21A07_450

Model release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36,3Mb (,0Kb) / 13,8in x 10,2in / 4134 x 3070 (300dpi)

Keywords

stone 8th century 9th century Christianity Croatia Croatian Dalmatian Croatia Duke Early Medieval Period Early Middle Ages Middle Ages Museum of Croatian Archaeological Monuments Nin Nin Baptistery Viseslav baptism baptismal baptismal font carved christian art column conversion of Croats to Christianity cross decoration early Croatian history inscription latin letter ornamentation people's conversion to Christianity peoples conversion to Christianity region of Dalmatia relief religion religious sculpture split stone