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| Keywords: Byzantine - Icon of the Virgin - Walters 571818.jpg This small icon depicts the Virgin with her hands raised in prayer and identified by an abbreviated inscription as the Mother of God The size and theme of the icon suggest it was used in private devotion For its pious owner it would have served as a constant reminder of the Virgin's role as the most effective mediator between God and humankind century 12 Medieval gilt silver cm 6 5 2 1 3 accession number 57 1818 3379 Stanley Casson Oxford before 1930 by purchase in Istanbul Spink and Son London before 1946 by purchase Leopold Blumka New York by purchase Joseph Brummer New York by purchase Sale Parke-Bernet New York May 12 1949 no 271 Walters Art Museum 1949 by purchase Museum purchase 1949 place of origin Byzantine Empire Walters Art Museum license Byzantine and Early Russian art in the Walters Art Museum Decorative and applied arts of Byzantine Empire Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
