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(Thurible, gilded copper) Gilded copper plates. Engraving method, repousse work and enamel inlay. 26.3 x 19.8 cm. Circular medallion with composition 13,7 cm. From the Church St. George, Vlach Quarter, Ohrid. Today - at the Ohrid Museum. Condition: Only the central section of the thurible is found. The other two parts, the handle and incense container, are also lost. |
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Central section is well preserved. Because of later misuse (as a lignite-shovel) at some places the gold plate has worn off. Enamel is also well preserved, with the exception of two or three places where it has been broken and chipped off. Iconography: The iconographic motif "The Annunciation", where in the middle of the composition, between the Mother of God and the Archangel Gabriel, a stylized palmette exists, and that is a rarely depicted motif in icons. However, examples can be found in the wider field of Byzantine art beginning from the 6th century. The motif is hortus conclusus - the enclosed garden which is one of the symbols of the Mother of God in Song of Songs – 4:12 - “You are a garden locked up, my sister, my bride; you are a spring enclosed, sealed fountain. This iconographic motif is more frequently found in Western than in Eastern iconography. Origin: The thurible without doubt was the product of one of the most prominent workshops for such objects, such as those in Alexandria (Egypt) and Cyprus.
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