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title: Box Brooch with a Christian Scene
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5115/box-brooch-with-a-christian-scene/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Box Brooch with a Christian Scene

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Box Brooch with a Christian Scene](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5115.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5115.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Romanized peoples of Pannonia remained Christian under Avar rule. This brooch from the region shows the adoration of the [Magi](https://www.worldhistory.org/Magi/), a well-known Christian scene. On the right, 3 bearded men bring gifts to the infant Christ in the stable at Bethlehem. The arrangement of the scene is so similar to [Byzantine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Byzantine/) examples that it was probably copied from a Byzantine source, reflecting continuous links with the [Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/). Possibly from Hungary. Late 500s-600s CE. (The British Museum, London)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, May 13). Box Brooch with a Christian Scene. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5115/box-brooch-with-a-christian-scene/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Box Brooch with a Christian Scene." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 13, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5115/box-brooch-with-a-christian-scene/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Box Brooch with a Christian Scene." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 May 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5115/box-brooch-with-a-christian-scene/>.

## License & Copyright

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