Keywords: Byzantine - Saint Parascheve (?) - Walters 48208614.jpg Only a few letters from the inscription next to this figure are extant so her name is uncertain The cross in her hand identifies her as a martyr Two further pieces in museum belong to the same series as this one and carry images of Saint Nicholas inv 48 2086 1 and Saint James inv 48 2086 9 The three tiles were most probably part of a church wall frieze of saint portraits alternating with plant ornament century 10 Medieval ceramic with glaze cm 16 8 16 4 accession number 48 2086 14 6367 Nikos Avgheris Istanbul ca 1950 by purchase Robert E Hecht Ruxton Maryland 1956 by purchase Walters Art Museum 1956 by purchase Partial museum purchase with funds provided by the S A P Fund 1956 and partial gift of Mr Robert E Hecht Jr 1957 place of origin Constantinople present-day Istanbul Turkey Walters Art Museum license 2D Byzantine and Early Russian art in the Walters Art Museum Icons in ceramic Byzantine art Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Byzantine - Saint Parascheve (?) - Walters 48208614.jpg Only a few letters from the inscription next to this figure are extant so her name is uncertain The cross in her hand identifies her as a martyr Two further pieces in museum belong to the same series as this one and carry images of Saint Nicholas inv 48 2086 1 and Saint James inv 48 2086 9 The three tiles were most probably part of a church wall frieze of saint portraits alternating with plant ornament century 10 Medieval ceramic with glaze cm 16 8 16 4 accession number 48 2086 14 6367 Nikos Avgheris Istanbul ca 1950 by purchase Robert E Hecht Ruxton Maryland 1956 by purchase Walters Art Museum 1956 by purchase Partial museum purchase with funds provided by the S A P Fund 1956 and partial gift of Mr Robert E Hecht Jr 1957 place of origin Constantinople present-day Istanbul Turkey Walters Art Museum license 2D Byzantine and Early Russian art in the Walters Art Museum Icons in ceramic Byzantine art Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review |