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Pendant Icon with the Virgin "Dexiokratousa", 1100s. steatite, gilt silver, pearls, Overall: 5.3 x 4 cm (2 1/16 x 1 9/16 in.). Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1951.445.1. CC0.

Pendant Icon with the Virgin "Dexiokratousa"

1100s

Maker Unknown

Medieval Art

Pendant Icon with the Virgin "Dexiokratousa", 1100s. Byzantium, Byzantine period, 12th century. Steatite, gilt silver, pearls; overall: 5.3 x 4 cm (2 1/16 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1951.445.1

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Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Glyptic
Formatted Medium: steatite, gilt silver, pearls
Medium: steatite, gilt, silver, pearls
Dimensions: Overall: 5.3 x 4 cm (2 1/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Departments: Medieval Art
Accession Number: 1951.445.1
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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