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Source Description
This box has an image of the Deesis (Christ enthroned between the Virgin and John the Baptist) on one side and a cross engraved on the other. It was once worn round one's neck and contained a small piece of paper inscribed either with a passage from the Bible or with a prayer. It was thus meant to protect its owner. Similar pieces are known to have been widely made for Christians in the Late Ottoman period.
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Document identity
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9125
label
Phylactery with a Deesis and a Cross
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object
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1
Source metadata
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9125
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object
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normalized
title
Phylactery with a Deesis and a Cross
description
This box has an image of the Deesis (Christ enthroned between the Virgin and John the Baptist) on one side and a cross engraved on the other. It was once worn round one's neck and contained a small piece of paper inscribed either with a passage from the Bible or with a prayer. It was thus meant to protect its owner. Similar pieces are known to have been widely made for Christians in the Late Ottoman period.
provenance
Harriette H. Rowland, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1955, by gift.
date
18th-19th century (Modern)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
boxes (containers)
pendants
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm)
Source extras
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Orthodox Eastern
style
Post-Byzantine
dynasty
Ottoman Dynasty
med
silver
creator_ids
6256
3699
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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326870480b1f5826