Ceramic Egg, late 17th century, Made in Kütahya (probably), Turkey, Armenian, Glazed ceramic, Overall: 3 7/8 x 3 5/8 in. (9.8 x 9.2 cm), Ceramics, Oval porcelain eggs hung over altars and on lamp cords to prevent rodents and insects from reaching the lamp oil. Winged seraphim heads are joined here with Crusader crosses, reminiscent of the close connections that the Armenians once had with the Latin Crusader states in the eastern Mediterranean
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Ceramic Egg, late 17th century, Kütahya, Turkey, Armenian, Glazed ceramic, Overall, 3 7/8 x 3 5/8, 9.8 9.2 cm, Ceramics, Oval porcelain, eggs, hung, altars, lamp cords, prevent rodents, insects, reaching, oil, Winged seraphim, heads, joined, Crusader crosses, reminiscent, close connections, Armenians, Latin Crusader, states, eastern Mediterranean
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