Sale 8618
London, South Kensington
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14 December 1999
Price realised
GBP 1,840
Estimate
The Hodigitria Mother of God with silver and silvered metal oklad and haloes, circa 1700 -- 32x27cm. See Illustration
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With her high-piled ringlets, gold earrings and heavy black kohl, the woman portrayed in this funerary painting offers a glimpse of life almost 2,000 years ago