Pendant with Slavic Inscription

Creator

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Creation Date

1621/22

Geography

Eastern or southeastern Europe

Culture

Post-Byzantine, Slavic

Medium

Silver-gilt frame enclosing a carved stone or bone relief icon, gems

Dimensions

2 1/16 x 1 1/2 in.

Credit Line

Bequest of David P. Harris ('46), 2020

Accession Number

2020.173

Provenance

Purchased by David P. Harris from Chris Martin-Zakheim (Iconastas) in London on October 29, 1999.

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

The inscription on the back names a certain Bishop Ephrem and the year 1621/22.

References

Christopher Martin, A Collection of Russian Metal Icons (London: Zacheim, 1986), p. 94, no. 521.

Description

A silver-gilt pectoral whose front side contains a carved stone with four scenes. Three stones are set along the central vertical. The back of the pectoral has a four-line Slavic inscription.