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| Keywords: Greek - Diptych Icon with Feasts of the Church - Walters 61174.jpg This finely carved wooden diptych two-panel icon is set in an elaborate silver frame decorated with pearls Its outside has images of Saint George and Saint Demetrius on horseback When open the diptych was used for personal prayer Its eighteen small scenes correspond to major feast days of the church calendar the Raising of Lazarus Ascension Entry into Jerusalem Resurrection Crucifixion Lamentation Pentecost Saint Nicholas Dormition Death of the Virgin; Transfiguration Annunciation Mid-Pentecost Luke 4 16-28 Baptism Nativity Presentation of Christ in the Temple Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple Synaxis Assembly of the Archangels and Healing of the Blind Man century 18 Early Modern boxwood gilt on silver pearls modern textile cm 8 11 4 1 1 accession number 61 174 36957 Henry Walters Baltimore date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Shrunken Treasures Miniaturization in Books and Art The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2009 place of origin Greece Walters Art Museum license Medieval ivory in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
