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Bronze icon
« on: April 21, 2009, 12:56:22 pm »
 Help to with ID of these small icon. Can it be Byzantine?

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Re: Bronze icon
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2009, 04:56:05 pm »
Certainly Greek Orthodox, looks like a tiny souvenir of a particular icon, possibly a pilgrimage souvenir (like going to Guadalupe or Lourdes and coming home with a medal).  2 cm is not very big, after all.  Might have had gold leaf on it, or the like.  Pat L.
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Re: Bronze icon
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2009, 01:22:15 pm »
 Thank you for ID,but how old can it be. As for me -it is 12-13 A.D.  ::)

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Re: Bronze icon
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2009, 04:26:29 pm »
It could hardly be that old! I have several of this kind of thing purchased from a flea market in Moscow near the University in 1997; I had always assumed that they were 19th century (if not manufactured the week before).  If anybody can explain the exact use of these (a pilgrimage souvenir or portable devotional image for travellers, etc.) please chime in!  Here is one I like (again, a  horrible scan).  George Spradling
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Re: Bronze icon
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2009, 12:05:37 pm »
 Thats all good,but my one was found on place of ancient slavic willarge,and all other things which where found there,are from the period of 11-13 years A.D. 8)

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Re: Bronze icon
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2009, 04:33:05 pm »
I believe you, of course.  This class of object is so hard to date by style, style not being its raison d'ĂȘtre, that it serves as an excellent example of the importance of archaeological context, to show how wide the range of actual dates might be.  Pat L.

 

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