Panel
18th century (made)
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This devotional panel depicts Christ, crowned, throned and attended by angels and surrounded by the busts of saints enclosed with foliated tracery. In the lower division there are groups representing incidents from the life of St. Demetrius.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cypress wood |
| Brief description | Panel. Christ and incidents from the life of St. Demetrius. |
| Physical description | Panel, for devotional use. Light wood, carved and pierced in two divisions. In the upper one is a group of the Saviour, crowned and throned, and attended by angels, surrounded by the busts of siants, enclosed with foliated tracery; in the lower divsion are groups representing incidents in the life of St. Demetrius. |
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| Production | From Mount Athos |
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| Summary | This devotional panel depicts Christ, crowned, throned and attended by angels and surrounded by the busts of saints enclosed with foliated tracery. In the lower division there are groups representing incidents from the life of St. Demetrius. |
| Bibliographic reference | List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1883. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1884. pp. 76 |
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| Accession number | 613-1883 |
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| Record created | July 30, 2008 |
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