Dumbarton Oaks - Virgin and Child

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Virgin and Child

Byzantine
9th century - 10th century
1.2 cm x 0.9 cm (1/2 in. x 3/8 in.)
gold
BZ.1953.12.44

Not on view

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Description

This gold disk pendant is engraved in intaglio with the bust of the Virgin and Child. It has a plain loop for suspension at the top for a chain.

Bibliography

M. Ross, Jewelry, Enamels and Art of the Migration Period, Catalogue of the Byzantine and Early Mediaeval Antiquities in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection, Vol. II, (Washington, DC, 1965), no. 104, pl. LV. (copy in dossier)

Acquisition History

Purchased by Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss from George Zacos (dealer) Istanbul, July 24, 1953.

Gift of Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss to Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C., 1953.

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Byzantine Collection, Washington, D.C.

Object Last Modified: 8/18/2021