A Silver-Gilt and Niello Travelling Triptych
Russia, possibly second half 18th century
Rectangular with shaped upper section, the central panel depicting the Resurrection of Christ surmounted by the Lord Sabaoth, the wings depicting saints and metropolitans led by an angel and Archangel, and surmounted by the Hodegitria Mother of God on the left and the Old Testament Trinity on the right, all in niello on a stippled ground, the wings closing to reveal the Cross surrounded by implements of the Passion, the reverse depicting the Crucifixion, apparently unmarked
7 3/8 in. (8.8 cm.) long, extended
A Silver-Gilt and Niello Travelling Triptych
Russia, possibly second half 18th century
Rectangular with shaped upper section, the central panel depicting the Resurrection of Christ surmounted by the Lord Sabaoth, the wings depicting saints and metropolitans led by an angel and Archangel, and surmounted by the Hodegitria Mother of God on the left and the Old Testament Trinity on the right, all in niello on a stippled ground, the wings closing to reveal the Cross surrounded by implements of the Passion, the reverse depicting the Crucifixion, apparently unmarked
7 3/8 in. (8.8 cm.) long, extended
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