Phylactery with a Deesis and a Cross

18th-19th century (Modern) H: 2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm) Citation Source image

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....

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9125
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Harriette H. Rowland, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1955, by gift.
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en
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