Panagiarion with the Virgin and Child and the Three Angels at Mamre (interior) and the Crucifixion and Three Church Fathers (exterior)

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).

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Title: Panagiarion with the Virgin and Child and the Three Angels at Mamre (interior) and the Crucifixion and Three Church Fathers (exterior)
Date: ca. 1500 or later
Culture: Russian
Medium: Ebony disks, gold, stone, pearl frame
Dimensions: Overall (opened): 3 x 4 1/8 x 9/16 in. (7.6 x 10.5 x 1.4 cm)
Overall (closed): 3 x 2 1/4 x 13/16 in. (7.6 x 5.7 x 2.1 cm)
without mount: Diam. 1 13/16 x 3/8 in. (Diam. 4.6 x 1 cm)
Classification: Sculpture-Miniature-Wood
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1934
Object Number: 34.163a-c
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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