λ AN ENGRAVED MOTHER-OF-PEARL SHELL PLAQUE WITH THE ICON OF ST. MARK
Jerusalem, Holy Land, second half 18th century
Of typical rounded shape, the interior engraved and painted in black with the icon of St. Mark, portrayed whilst writing the Gospel and flanked by the lion, his main symbol, the skull next to the Gospel a typical memento mori, the angel in the back with a trumpet, metaphorically announcing the end of the scripture and the start of its circulation, the back plain, mounted on a red velvet panel decorated with metal thread embroidery, the shell 14.6cm x 16cm.
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