ca. 1100
Town Constantinople,
Turkey
Turkey
Object qualities
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Objectreligious artefact: Enamel fragment
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumCloisonnГ© enamel, gold, copper
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SizeOverall: 4 x 4 1/2in. (10.2 x 11.4cm) Mount: 14 x 16 x 7/8 in. (35.6 x 40.6 x 2.2 cm)
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Geography detailsMade in
Town Constantinople,
Turkey -
Country today
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Dateca. 1100
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CultureByzantine
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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These panels were once part of a cover for an icon of the Virgin Hagiosoritissa, or Virgin of the Holy Soros (reliquary chest). Named for the church in Constantinople that contained the original icon of the type, this popular middle Byzantine icon shows the Virgin turning to the side with her hands raised in a gesture of prayer.
