Liturgical Vessels
Ornate two-headed eagle - symbol of secular and ecclesiastical authority |
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Detail from the old icon-screen in the church of the Prophet Elijah, Scutari |
Velvet sanctuary curtain embroidered in gold (19th cent.). Church of St. John Chrysostom Kalamision |
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Detail of carved wood benediction cross |
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Rare Byzantine manuscript on parchment. Manuscript room of the Patriarchal Library |
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Detail of carved wood decoration in the Church of St Demetrius in Xyloporta |
Western-style icon of the Crucifixion (19th cent.) from the Patriarchal Residence |
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Detail of silver gilt 19th century cherubim. Church of St. Demetrius in Xyloporta |
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