EditorialSeraph; sculpture from the facade of the Holy Cross church on Achthamar island in Lake Van. The church was built 915-921 for Armenian King Gagik, by his master builder Manuel.
EditorialShrine of Saint Maurice, a reliquary of the saint kept on the site of his martyrdom. A Christian officer in the Theban legion, he and his men were executed when they refused to sacrifice to Roman gods. A seraph with three pairs of wings. Chased silver,...