Pendant Icon with the Virgin "Dexiokratousa" and Frame with Winged Bull of Saint Luke on the back
Pendant 1100s; Frame mid 1300s
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Pendant Icon with the Virgin "Dexiokratousa" and Frame with Winged Bull of Saint Luke on the back, Pendant 1100s; Frame mid 1300s. Byzantium (pendant); Germany, Aachen (frame), Byzantine period, 12th century (pendant); Byzantine period, 14th century (frame). Steatite, gilt silver, pearls; overall: 6.8 x 6.3 x 1.6 cm (2 11/16 x 2 1/2 x 5/8 in.); chain: 13.6 cm (5 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1951.445
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Glyptic
- Formatted Medium
- steatite, gilt silver, pearls
- Dimensions
- Overall: 6.8 x 6.3 x 1.6 cm (2 11/16 x 2 1/2 x 5/8 in.); Chain: 13.6 cm (5 3/8 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1951.445
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- Gothic Art 1360-1440, Charlemagne
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 105 Byzantine
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