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Source Description
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 of piety. The inside has a receptacle for holding a relic, probably a piece from the True Cross.
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Document identity
localId
32451
label
Icon with the Virgin and Child
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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4
Source metadata
id
32451
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Icon with the Virgin and Child
description
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 of piety. The inside has a receptacle for holding a relic, probably a piece from the True Cross.
provenance
Private collection, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1710 (Early Modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
icons
enamels
pendants
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.9
height
7.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/2 x W: 2 15/16 in. (8.9 x 7.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Georgian
style
Post-Byzantine
inscriptions
[Inscription] ქ: ჩვენ: შატონის: შვილმა: ხვირამზემა: მოვაჭედინეთ: / ხატი: ესე: და: შემ[ო]გწმრე თფილისის: სიონთა: / ღის: მშომელს: ვითაცა: ჩვენი: სასურველი: შვილი: თამარ: / თქვენ: ტაძარში ემარხა: მისის: სულის: სახსრად ცოდვა / ათა: (sic) ჩვენთა: შესანდოძლად: შეიწირე: შეიწირე: შენ: ყვ/ოლად: (sic) სანაცრელო: ქალწულო: ქ(ორონი)კ(ონ)ს: ტჟჰ [Translation] I
the Princess Khvaramse
commissioned this icon and presented it to the Tbilisi Sion Cathedral of the Mother of God
where my daughter Tamar is buried
for the repose of her soul and forgiveness of my sins
O most beloved Virgin. Year 398 of the Georgian era [AD 1710].
dynasty
Bagrationi Dynasty
med
gold, silver, pseudo-cloisonné enamel (champlevé, translucent)
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8695
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BYZ
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69
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