Inscribed Parcel-Gilt Silver Ciborium
Unknown Artist
Inscribed parcel-gilt silver ciborium dated 1827, donated by Silvestros, Metropolitan of Chaldia to the church of St George at Argyroupolis in the Pontos. The primitive rendering of the scenes marks the beginning of the end of the silversmithing skills practised in the centuries following the fall of Byzantium..
1827
Silver
0.14 m
GE 33957
Image and text courtesy of Benaki Museum of Greek Culture, 2022
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Benaki Museum Of Greek Culture
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