triptych;
icon;
relief
- Museum number
- 1921,0216.58
- Description
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Triptych relief icon; bronze; plain exterior; inside, the central panel depicts, within a foliate border, the fiery ascent of Prophet Elijah and Elijah in the desert, fed by a raven; both wings are divided into three sections, each containing two saints's busts: on the left are St Peter and the Archangel Michael, St George and St Basil, and St Peter of Moscow and St John, on the right, the Archangel Gabriel and St Paul, St Gregory and St Demetrius, St Athanasius and St Blaise; at the top a rectangular projection with the Holy Face.
- Production date
- 19thC
- Dimensions
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Height: 62 millimetres (max)
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Width: 94 millimetres (max)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- For information about the donor, Mary Greg, see:
Mitchell, L., 2014. ‘Treasuring things of the least’: Companion Extraordinaire Mary Hope Greg. The Guild of St George Journal, The Companion, 14, pp.10-12
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1921
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1921,0216.58
