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This medallion showing the Evangelist symbol John (an eagle), and its pair depicting Matthew, originally formed a group with two other medallions showing the symbols for Mark and Luke. Their small scale suggests that they may have been attached to a stole (epitrachelion).
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Title: Embroidered Medallion
Date: 15th–16th century
Geography: Made in Greece
Culture: Byzantine
Medium: Silk and metal thread embroidery on a foundation of linen plain weave
Dimensions:
Diameter: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
Storage (with 36.80.1): 8 1/4 × 14 × 1 in. (21 × 35.6 × 2.5 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Benjamin Moore, 1936
Accession Number: 36.80.2
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![Liturgical cuffs (epimanikion), 1740. Greek. Silk, metal thread, and metal wire embroidery on a foundation of silk satin; 9 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (24.8 x 14.6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941 (41.100.235 [top], 41.100.234 [bottom])](https://www.metmuseum.org/-/media/images/blogs/now-at-the-met/2015/2015_09/following-the-historical-thread/1.jpg?sc_lang=en&hash=A4684CF16E9061DDABA1F709B38157A8)
