Ivory Plaque with Saints

11th or 12th century
Musée National de l'Age Médiévale, Paris

The inscription on the top roundel is S[ANCTUS] LAVRENCIUS, "Saint Lawrence." He is tonsured and wears a dalmatic, with narrow sleeves and a collar, and a stole.  In his right hand is a short rod topped by a squarish object bearing a cross. Perhaps it is a miniaturized labarum, the military standard held by archangels in early Byzantine icons?

The middle roundel has St. Pantaleon, carrying a rod and book, in a looser garment.  A layman, he is not tonsured.

Below is S[ANCTUS] GREGORIRIUS P[A]P[A], "Pope St. Gregory," tonsured and in a chasuble and pallium. The latter is an emblem of archbishops and popes.

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Photographed at the museum by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.