St Gregory of Nyssa, embroidered icon on silk ground with gold and silver wire, Trebizond late 17th c.
[Object / Artwork]
Common name
St Gregory of Nyssa, embroidered icon on silk ground with gold and silver wire, Trebizond late 17th c.
Official name
Icon from St Gregory of Nyssa, the Greek-Orthodox cathedral of Trebizond
Object
Icon
Type
Type
Art Object.
Type
Relic / Treasure / Historical Memento.
Type
Object of Veneration.
Use / Classification
Use / Classification
Religious.
Material
Material
Silver.
Material
Textile.
Material
Gold.
Material
Silk.
Condition
Excellent
Date of production
1690 (circa)
Current location
Benaki Museum, Athens (inv. no. TA 40)
Key words
Anastasia Pharmakolytria, saint.
Andrew, apostle / Andreas, apostle.
Benaki Museum.
Eastern Pontus / Eastern Pontos.
Ecclesiastical art.
Gold-thread embroidery.
Gregory of Nyssa.
Jesus Christ.
Kyriake, saint.
Middle Ottoman period.
Needlework.
Paraskevi, saint / St Paraskevi / Hagia Paraskeve.
Portable icon.
Saints.
Silk.
Treasures / Heirlooms.
Trebizond.