Icon
Reliquary
Phylactery
Necklace
CG2017-10-51
From: Greece | Turkey (Country)
Curatorial Section: Historic
| Object Number | CG2017-10-51 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Greek Orthodox |
| Provenience | Greece | Turkey (Country) |
| Period | 19th Century |
| Date Made | 1800-1890 CE |
| Section | Historic |
| Materials | Metal | Silver (uncertain) |
| Iconography | Moses | St. George | Dragon |
| Description | Square metal icon with Greek Letters on both sides. On one side there is a saint (Moses) with a beard holding a bible, stepping on a figure with horns. There are flowers in the background. On the reverse side there is Saint George (named) on a horse stabbing a snake that is on the ground. In the backround there is a sun and a building. There is a chain on the top of the icon. |
| Length | 7 cm |
| Width | 7 cm |
| Other Number | unknown - Sommerville Number |
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