Post Byzantine Silver Reliquary Icon Pendant 17th-18th century AD A silver reliquary icon pendant representing on the obverse the image of God holding the Gospel with the left hand, closed inside a circular frame, inside a square space with four lobes at the edges, on the reverse the image of the Mother of God holding the Holy Child on the same background, all backing surface decorated with volutes. 34 grams, 66mm (2 1/2"). Fine condition. Provenance Property of a private collector; acquired before 1975. Literature See similar samples in Davidson, P., Russian and Greek icons, Catalogue of Phillips London, Auction Monday 3 December 1990, London, 1990, p.14.
Post Byzantine Silver Reliquary Icon Pendant 17th-18th century AD A silver reliquary icon pendant representing on the obverse the image of God holding the Gospel with the left hand, closed inside a circular frame, inside a square space with four lobes at the edges, on the reverse the image of the Mother of God holding the Holy Child on the same background, all backing surface decorated with volutes. 34 grams, 66mm (2 1/2"). Fine condition. Provenance Property of a private collector; acquired before 1975. Literature See similar samples in Davidson, P., Russian and Greek icons, Catalogue of Phillips London, Auction Monday 3 December 1990, London, 1990, p.14.
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