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Source Description
This ceramic icon shows Saint Nicholas, framed by vine scrolls, raising his right hand in blessing and holding the Gospels in his left hand, which is covered as a sign of respect. This ceramic tile is one of the finest in the Walters collection, which includes over 1,000 fragments, the largest such group outside of Turkey.Although of unknown origin, this group of tiles is similar to ones known to have been made in Constantinople (now Istanbul). The tiles were most likely attached to a church wall as part of a frieze containing saint portraits and ornamented (non-iconic) pieces. Two further tiles in the museum belong to the same series as this one and carry images of Saint James (Walters 48.2086.9) and Saint Parascheve (?) (Walters 48.2086.14).
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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26861
label
Saint Nicholas
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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26861
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Saint Nicholas
description
This ceramic icon shows Saint Nicholas, framed by vine scrolls, raising his right hand in blessing and holding the Gospels in his left hand, which is covered as a sign of respect. This ceramic tile is one of the finest in the Walters collection, which includes over 1,000 fragments, the largest such group outside of Turkey.Although of unknown origin, this group of tiles is similar to ones known to have been made in Constantinople (now Istanbul). The tiles were most likely attached to a church wall as part of a frieze containing saint portraits and ornamented (non-iconic) pieces. Two further tiles in the museum belong to the same series as this one and carry images of Saint James (Walters 48.2086.9) and Saint Parascheve (?) (Walters 48.2086.14).
provenance
Nikos Avgheris, Istanbul, ca. 1950, by purchase; Robert E. Hecht, Ruxton, Maryland, 1956, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1956, by purchase.
date
10th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
ceramic tiles
icons
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
16.7
height
16.4
depth
0.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 9/16 x W: 6 7/16 x D: 5/16 in. (16.7 x 16.4 x 0.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Byzantine
style
Middle Byzantine
med
ceramic with glaze
creator_ids
6640
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
1977
889
721
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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1ce1495095e4e3af