Egg-Shaped Ornament
Oval porcelain eggs hung over altars and on lamp cords to prevent rodents and insects from reaching the lamp oil. Winged seraphim heads are joined here with Crusader crosses, reminiscent of the close connections that the Armenians once had with the Latin Crusader states in the eastern Mediterranean.
Artwork Details
- Title: Egg-Shaped Ornament
- Date: mid-18th century
- Geography: Made in Kütahya (present-day Turkey)
- Culture: Armenian
- Medium: Frit body with green, yellow, blue and brownish black underglaze painting
- Dimensions: Overall: 3 7/8 x 3 5/8 in. (9.8 x 9.2 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Gift of Norma E. and Ralph D. Minasian, 2008
- Object Number: 2008.545
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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