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Medallion with the Virgin and an Archangel
(Byzantium and Early Russia)
On one face in relief, St. Michael; on the other side, Virgin enthroned with the Child in a mandorla. Both are surrounded by illegible Greek inscriptions.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, New York [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York [date of acquisition unknown], by inheritance (?); Douglas H. Gordon, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1943, by gift.
Geographies
Mediterranean (Place of Origin)
Measurements
1 in. (2.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Douglas H. Gordon [formerly part of the Walters Collection], 1943
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
57.1718