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Byzantine Museum of Holy Bishopric of Tamasos and Oreinis (Cyprus): Cross (TA080)
A hollow cross with rounded edges. It was used as eulogia or reliquary. This part of the cross shows Virgin Mary in the iconographic type of Kyriotissa at the centre surrounded by the four evangelists in medallions. Provenance: Church of Saint Epiphanios, Saint Epiphanios Oreinis
Subject
- Madonna (i.e. Mary with the Christ-child) accompanied or surrounded by others
- evangelists, usually with books or scrolls (not in biblical context) - II - the evangelists without their symbols
- Byzantine art
- Archaeology
- Byzantine (culture and style)
- Byzantine art
- Archaeology
Type of item
- crosses (visual works)
Subject
- Madonna (i.e. Mary with the Christ-child) accompanied or surrounded by others
- evangelists, usually with books or scrolls (not in biblical context) - II - the evangelists without their symbols
- Byzantine art
- Archaeology
- Byzantine (culture and style)
- Byzantine art
- Archaeology
Type of item
- crosses (visual works)
Providing institution
Aggregator
Intermediate provider
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- Byzantine Museum of Holy Bishopric of Tamasos and Oreinis
Temporal
- 10th-11th c. AD
Current location
- Byzantine Museum of Holy Bishopric of Tamasos and Oreinis
Identifier
- #12445
Extent
- 21.5 x 15 x 1.3 cm
Language
- grc
- grc
Providing country
- Europe
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-09-26T03:33:56.670Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-11-22T19:52:26.537Z