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Silver-gilt diptych pectoral
unknown artist1800/1899
Benaki Museum of Greek Civilization
Athens, Greece
Silver-gilt diptych pectoral with scenes of the Transfiguration and a flower-vase. As a shorthand version of the symbolic meanings of the tree of life, the flower-vase is found in a great number of iconographic variants and in secular art during the period of Ottoman rule. 19th c. H. 0.09 m. (ΓΕ 33882)
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Details
- Title: Silver-gilt diptych pectoral
- Creator: unknown artist
- Date Created: 1800/1899
- diameter: 9
- Physical Dimensions: h90 cm (complete)
- Type: jewellery
- Rights: Benaki Museum
- External Link: Benaki Museum
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