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Medallions > Enkolpia

Preferred term

Enkolpia  

Definition

  • Round or oval medallions, bearing a representation of Christ or the Virgin and often containing relics; worn suspended from the neck by bishops of the Byzantine rite; larger versions may be used as architectural decoration

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • ENCOLPIA
  • JESUS CHRIST: ENKOLPIA
  • JESUS CHRIST: PANAGIA
  • MARY, VIRGIN: ENKOLPIA
  • MARY, VIRGIN: PANAGIA
  • MEDALLIONS, ENKOLPIA
  • Panagia
  • PENDANTS, ENKOLPIA

Notation

  • 110449

In other languages

  • French

  • CHRIST: ENCOLPION
  • CHRIST: PANAGIA
  • ENKOLPION
  • Panagia
  • VIERGE: ENCOLPION
  • VIERGE: PANAGIA

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-X4SWMLBH-9

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