TWO KUTAHYA POTTERY HANGING EGGS

WEST ANATOLIA, 18TH CENTURY

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TWO KUTAHYA POTTERY HANGING EGGS
WEST ANATOLIA, 18TH CENTURY
Each with three four-winged seraphs and cross motifs on white ground, with metal hanging attachments
The largest, 5½ in. (13.7 cm.) long (2)

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Presented to H.R.H. The Princess Mary, Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood (1897-1965) and her husband, Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood, (1882-1947) during their official visit to Jerusalem in 1928 and by descent at Harewood House, Yorkshire.

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Suspension eggs are frequently found in the Orthodox churches as well as mosques. Some of these eggs were offered by pilgrims to the church, as votive offerings. Given their egg-shaped form, these hanging components were likely symbolic of the cult of fertility. For more details see: J. Carswell and C.J.F. Dowsett, Ktahya Tiles and Pottery from the Armenian Cathedral of St. James, Jerusalem, Vol. II, p.63.