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Epitaphios

Silk, gold-embroidered epitaphios. Rectangular fabric used in the Orthodox Church in the services of Good Friday. In the center is represented the dead Christ surrounded by angels. Right and left are represented the Transmission and the Communion of the Holy Gifts of Christ to the Apostles. This cloth is an extraordinary and unique work of art. Probably product of a workshop in Thessaloniki, was discovered in the year 1900 in a small church of the city. It is dated around 1300.

Code

ΒΥΦ 57

Type

Liturgical cloth, Epitaphios

Chronology

ca. 1300

Dimensions

Length 200 cm; width 70 cm

Material of Construction

Silk, linen, gold and silver

Origin

Thessaloniki