Cameo of the Virgin and Child, ca. 1050–1100 (cameo); ca. 1800 (frame), Made in probably Constantinople, Byzantine, Agate cameo, gold frame, Overall: 3 1/16 x 2 1/8 x 1/4 in. (7.7 x 5.4 x 0.7 cm), Lapidary Work-Agate, Adrien Jean Maximilien Vachette (French, Cauffry 1753–1839 Paris) [Gold Frame], This delicately carved cameo shows the Virgin in an orant pose, with her arms upraised, and a medallion of the Christ Child over her chest. This icon type is often called the Blachernitissa after a famous icon at the Blachernai Monastery in Constantinople
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Cameo, Virgin, Child, ca, 1050–1100, cameo, 1800, frame, Constantinople, Byzantine, Agate cameo, gold frame, Overall, 3 1/16 x 2 1/8 1/4, 7.7 5.4 0.7 cm, Lapidary Work-Agate, Adrien Jean Maximilien Vachette, French, Cauffry, 1753–1839, Paris, [Gold Frame], delicately, carved, orant pose, arms upraised, medallion, Christ Child, chest, icon type, Blachernitissa, famous icon, Blachernai Monastery
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