MOUNT ATHOS, 18TH CENTURY
Details
AN OLIVEWOOD CROSS
MOUNT ATHOS, 18TH CENTURY
Carved in relief on the front and reverse with miniature scenes from the life of Christ, together with an olivewood roundel carved in relief with the Madonna and Child and God the Father surrounded by saints, with a Greek inscription
9in. (23cm.) high, 5¼in. (14cm.) wide, roundel-2¼in. (5.5cm.) dia. (2)
MOUNT ATHOS, 18TH CENTURY
Carved in relief on the front and reverse with miniature scenes from the life of Christ, together with an olivewood roundel carved in relief with the Madonna and Child and God the Father surrounded by saints, with a Greek inscription
9in. (23cm.) high, 5¼in. (14cm.) wide, roundel-2¼in. (5.5cm.) dia. (2)
Provenance
Walter C. Baker