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Source Description
This embroidered icon, similar to Walters 83.332, represents St. Antony the Great (d. 356), the founder of Egyptian monasticism.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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5142
label
St. Anthony of Egypt
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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5142
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object
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normalized
title
St. Anthony of Egypt
description
This embroidered icon, similar to Walters 83.332, represents St. Antony the Great (d. 356), the founder of Egyptian monasticism.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1733 (Early Modern)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Textiles
icons
embroideries
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
0.2
height
0.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 1/16 x W: 1/16 in. (0.16 x 0.16 cm)
Source extras
cul
Orthodox Eastern
inscriptions
[Transcription] Below the image: + Χεῖρ Ἀντ[ω]νίου ~
αψλγ᾿; [Translation] [By] Anthony’s hand
1733.
dynasty
Ottoman Dynasty
reign
Mahmud I (1730-1754)
RelatedObjects
11808
med
silver threads, silk
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6256
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BYZ
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358
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1
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0
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photo
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