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Source Description
This small icon depicts the Virgin with her hands raised in prayer, and identified by an abbreviated inscription as the Mother of God. The size and theme of the icon suggest it was used in private devotion. For its pious owner, it would have served as a constant reminder of the Virgin's role as the most effective mediator between God and humankind.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
3379
label
Icon of the Virgin
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
3379
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Icon of the Virgin
description
This small icon depicts the Virgin with her hands raised in prayer, and identified by an abbreviated inscription as the Mother of God. The size and theme of the icon suggest it was used in private devotion. For its pious owner, it would have served as a constant reminder of the Virgin's role as the most effective mediator between God and humankind.
provenance
Stanley Casson, Oxford, before 1930, by purchase [in Istanbul]; Spink and Son, London, before 1946, by purchase; Leopold Blumka, New York, by purchase; Joseph Brummer, New York, by purchase; Sale, Parke-Bernet, New York, May 12, 1949, no. 271; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
date
12th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
icons
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6
height
5.2
depth
1.3
dimensionsRaw
2 3/8 x 2 x 1/2 in. (6 x 5.2 x 1.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Byzantine
dynasty
Comnenean Dynasty
med
gilt on silver
creator_ids
6640
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
mediaId
d7314cd062e16fb1