Description
This intricate gold ornament was designed to be sewn to a woman's dress or headcover. The eagle with spread wings is a recurring Byzantine image, while the peacocks at the top represent eternal life.
Exhibitions
Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. 1947.
Provenance
Paul Gruel, Paris, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Inscriptions
[Translation] + Mother of God, help the woman who wears this
