Gregory of Nazianzos
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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