Altar Cloth or Podea, late 14th century, Made in probably Greece or Constantinople, Byzantine, Silk, embroidery, Overall: 58 1/2 x 51 1/8 in. (148.6 x 129.9 cm), Textiles-Embroidered, The double-headed eagle became the primary symbol of the state during the late Byzantine centuries and was also adopted for liturgical use. This huge eagle was probably used as an altar cloth or as a podea, a skirt hung beneath an icon
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Altar Cloth, Podea, late 14th century, Greece, Constantinople, Byzantine, Silk, embroidery, Overall, 58 1/2 x 51 1/8, 148.6 129.9 cm, Textiles-Embroidered, double-headed, eagle, primary symbol, state, Byzantine, centuries, adopted, liturgical, huge eagle, altar cloth, podea, skirt hung, beneath, icon
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