Icon with the Virgin and Child

1710 (Early Modern)

7.5 cm 8.9 cm

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According to its inscription, this enamel icon was donated to Sion Cathedral in Tbilisi by the Georgian princess Khvaramse, niece of King George XI of Kartli (r. 1703-1709), in honor of her daughter Thamar who was buried there. It was originally worn around the neck as a token...

Artifact

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Private collection, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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