28th Apr, 2023 14:00

Islamic & Indian Art

 
  Lot 374
 

TWO CLOISONNÉ ENAMELLED ZINC ALLOY CRUCIFIXES
Possibly Armenia, Eastern Provinces, or Central Asia, 19th century

TWO CLOISONNÉ ENAMELLED ZINC ALLOY CRUCIFIXES
Possibly Armenia, Eastern Provinces, or Central Asia, 19th century

Each designed in the shape of a typical Russian orthodox cross with three horizontal crossbeams on a tall rectangular shaft, with the lowest beam slanted downwards, at the centre an icon of Jesus on the cross with the Christogram (ICXC), the inscription engraved on the cast model, and created with rope-twisted metal wire on the example chased in relief, each crucifix decorated with metal wire filigree in the shape of flowering bouquets and scrolling meanders with foliage, in-filled with cloisonné blue, green, white, and yellow enamels, the smallest presenting a date in Arabic numerals above Christ's head possibly reading 1241 AH (1826 AD), each mounted on a later wooden base, the tallest 27.5cm high.


 

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