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      Byzantine Empire - 500 - 1450 A.D.

   
Large Complete Byzantine Bronze Enkolpion - Reliquary Cross

     
 
 

   A gorgeous Reliquary Cross - used as enkolpion, or reliquary holder of the Middle Byzantine Period
   One side shows the Virgin Orans, with the arms raised to the sky, flanked by either Evangelists, military Saints or Church Fathers. The other side shows
   the Crucified Christ, flanked by evangelists or military saints.

   "Cross shaped enkolpia were widely produced during the Middle Byzantine Period, reflecting the popularity of these amuletic objects for the contemporary
   Byzantine. Combining the protective power of the sign of the Cross and the relics they were made to contain, these reliquary crosses continued and enhanced
   the Christian veneration for the sign of the Cross, a tradition well developed since the fourth century." (see bibliography)

   Material : Bronze
   Origin : Former Byzantine Empire
   Period : middle Byzantine period - X-XII c.
   Dimensions : H : 9,3 cm - W : 4,1 cm

        Ref. : bn-6  

   Price & Conditions : EUR 1200 -

      

 

 
      Museum Equivalent : The Louvre, Paris, Dep. des Objets d'Arts, XII c. Bronze Enkolpion, presumably from Bulgaria

       Bibliography : The Glory of Byzantium, The Metropolitan Museum of Arts, New York - 1997 Exhibition Catalog

 

 

 
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