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Triptych Icon of Christ, Saint Nicholas, and Saint Blaise
(Byzantium and Early Russia)
Fitted with two rings for suspension, a hook, and a hasp, this small icon can be closed and hung round one's neck as a token of piety and divine protection. Open, it can be used as a prayer image. Christ and two bishop saints, most probably Nicholas of Myra and Blaise of Sebaste, bless the viewer with their right hands. The Savior holds an open book with the words "Come to me, all you that are weary" (Matthew 12:28).
Provenance
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Purchased by Alexandre Polovtsoff (Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Polovtsov), Paris; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 2017-2018 | Fabergé and the Russian Crafts Tradition: An Empire's Legacy . The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1996-1997 | Russian Enamels. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/17/2017 | Examination | Cleaned for exhibition |
| 7/17/2017 | Examination | Two lifting filigree wires were reattached on the upper edge of the central panel. The left and center wings were further secured to the case with additional microcrystalline wax. |
Geographies
Russia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 15/16 x 7 1/16 x 3/4 in. (7.5 x 18 x 1.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1928
Location in Museum
Centre Street: Third Floor: Byzantine, Russian, and Ethiopian Icons
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.408