Gregory of Nazianzos

Gregory of Nazanzias (sold)

Gregory of Nazianzos


(sold)


Silk and metallic thread; approx .50 carat garnet, .25 carat peridot , both prong-set in sterling silver; 40 freshwater pearls,glass beads on 22 pt canvas.


Adapted from Liturgical Homilies of Gregory of Nazianzos, f 4v

Byzantine (Constantinople) circa 1150.

Ms brought to Mt.Sinai from Crete by the monk Germanos in 1550.

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