Disk from a Panagiarion with the Virgin and Child

ca. 1500 or later

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 303

Panagiaria, pendants made of two disks, derive their name from a popular term for the Virgin, the Panagia (All-Holy One).

Artwork Details

Title: Disk from a Panagiarion with the Virgin and Child
Date: ca. 1500 or later
Culture: Russian
Medium: Elephant ivory
Dimensions: Overall: Diam. 2 3/8 x 1/4 in. (Diam. 6 x 0.7 cm)
Classification: Ivories-Elephant
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.190.129
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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