Saints Bartholomew and James
11th or 12th century
Ivory plaque
Musée National de l'Age Médiévale, Paris
On the left St. Bartholomew is identified only by the inscription s BAR THO LO MEUS and not by any attribute. He points to a gospel book in his left hand. An identical book is in the hand of the saint on the right, who is labeled s iaco bus, "St. James." It is uncertain whether he is James the Greater or James the Less, but the object in his right hand could possibly be a miniaturized fuller's club, the weapon by which James the Less was assassinated.
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Photographed at the museum by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.