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Icon with the Virgin and Child
(Byzantium and Early Russia)
According to its inscription, this enamel icon was donated to Sion Cathedral in Tbilisi by the Georgian princess Khvaramse, niece of King George XI of Kartli (r. 1703-1709), in honor of her daughter Thamar who was buried there. It was originally worn around the neck as a token of piety. The inside has a receptacle for holding a relic, probably a piece from the True Cross.
Inscription
Provenance
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Private collection, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1959-1960 | Russian Art: Icons and Decorative Arts from the Origin to the Twentieth Century. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Georgia, Tbilisi (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 1/2 x W: 2 15/16 in. (8.9 x 7.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
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.
44.176