AMICA ID:
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MMA_.17.190.644-.648
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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These revetments 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 in which the original icon was kept, this popular icon type displays the Virgin turning to the side with her hands raised in a gesture of supplication. The original icon would have included small semicircle at the upper left that displayed a small image of Christ in heaven to whom her prayers were directed. The central fragments formed part of the Virgin's halo, and the cut-out at the bottom left shows the contours of the Virgin's raised hands.
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Made in Constantinople
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Byzantine
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Title:
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Revetments from an Icon of the Virgin
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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ca. 1100
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Creation Start Date:
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1080
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Creation End Date:
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1120
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Materials and Techniques:
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Cloisonné enamel, gold
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Dimensions:
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Halo fragments: 5 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (13.3 x 3.8 cm), 5 1/4 x 1 7/8 in. (13.3 x 4.8 cm); Background fragments: 2 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (5.8 x 10.8 cm), 4 x 4 1/2 in. (10.2 x 11.4 cm), 5 x 3 3/8 in. (12.7 x 8.6 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York
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ID Number:
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17.190.644-.648
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Credit Line:
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Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
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Inscriptions:
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Inscribed in abbreviated Greek: Mother of God
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Copyright:
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.h1_17.190.644-d0.648.tif
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