Fragment from a Stole (Omophorion) with Christ and the Four Evangelists
(Byzantium and Early Russia)
This cross-shaped embroidery and its pendant, Walters 83.330, have been cut out from the lower halves of an omophorion, a stole worn by priests and bishops during the liturgy (cf. Walters 83.432). Both represent Christ flanked by the four evangelists who hold their respective Gospels.
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, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Greece (Place of Origin)
Measurements
10 x 9 3/4 in. (25.4 x 24.77 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
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.
83.433