Cameo of the Virgin and Child. Artist: Adrien Jean Maximilien Vachette (French, Cauffry 1753-1839 Paris) Gold Frame. Culture: Byzantine. Dimensions: Overall: 3 1/16 x 2 1/8 x 1/4 in. (7.7 x 5.4 x 0.7 cm)w/out frame: 2 3/8 x 1 9/16 in. (6 x 4 cm). Date: ca. 1050-1100 (cameo); ca. 1800 (frame).This delicately carved cameo shows the Virgin in an orant pose, with her arms upraised, and a medallion of the Christ Child over her chest. This icon type is often called the Blachernitissa after a famous icon at the Blachernai Monastery in Constantinople. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Cameo of the Virgin and Child. Artist: Adrien Jean Maximilien Vachette (French, Cauffry 1753-1839 Paris) Gold Frame. Culture: Byzantine. Dimensions: Overall: 3 1/16 x 2 1/8 x 1/4 in. (7.7 x 5.4 x 0.7 cm)w/out frame: 2 3/8 x 1 9/16 in. (6 x 4 cm). Date: ca. 1050-1100 (cameo); ca. 1800 (frame).This delicately carved cameo shows the Virgin in an orant pose, with her arms upraised, and a medallion of the Christ Child over her chest. This icon type is often called the Blachernitissa after a famous icon at the Blachernai Monastery in Constantinople. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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