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Epitaphios
Poulopos Theodosia1599
Benaki Museum of Greek Civilization
Athens, Greece
Epitaphios with gold-thread embroidery; a liturgical cloth depicting the Lament and used during Good Friday services. This inscribed handiwork by the needlewoman Theodosia Poulopos is dated 1599 and is one of the most important and earliest examples of ecclesiastical art of the post-Byzantine era. 0.80 x 1.07 m. (ΓΕ 9338)
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Details
- Title: Epitaphios
- Creator: Poulopos Theodosia
- Date Created: 1599
- Physical Dimensions: w1070 x h800 cm (complete)
- More Info: Benaki Museum - Benaki Museum
- Type: textile document
- Rights: Benaki Museum
- External Link: Benaki Museum
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