Portraits of Our Lord.
In 1702 a fine brafia medal bearing a portrait of Christ wa<* discovered in Anglcsea, Wales. It is fully authenticated by a Hebrew inscription upon the reverse side, which d<clares the portrait to be that of ' the Prophet Jesus.' The workmanship (says the Aye Maria) is of the first century, and the features bear an extraordinary likeness to those cut upon the emerald by the command of the Emperor Tiberius. This last-named portrait is, with the exception of the so-called ' napkin portrait' of St. Veronica, as well known as any in exi-t-ence, and has the meric of cx f reme antquity as well as the cachet of many careful critics. It was preserved in the treasury of Constantinople, but fell into the hands of the Turks ; and about 1453 was given by the Sultan to Pope Innocent VI f I. as a ransom for the Turkish monarch's brother.
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 15, 10 April 1902, Page 6
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152Portraits of Our Lord. New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 15, 10 April 1902, Page 6
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