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Pastoral staff. 'Rum' (Anatolian Greek), 1738. Istanbul/Constantinopel. Benaki Museum.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on March 17, 2016 at 2:10am

Pastoral staff with dragon-shaped handle, decorated with precious stones and enamel. For 'daily' use; it once belonged to Parthenios, Greek-Orthodox Metropolitan (archbishop) of Caesarea. Made in a 'Rum' (Anatolian Greek) workshop of Istanbul/Constantinopel, in 1738. (Benaki Museum, Athens).

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