Egg-Shaped Ornament

Unknown

mid-18th century · Frit body with green, yellow, blue and brownish black underglaze painting · Medieval Art

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-18th century

Medium

Frit body with green, yellow, blue and brownish black underglaze painting

Culture

Armenian

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Gift of Norma E. and Ralph D. Minasian, 2008