Title
Portable shrine
Year/Period
shrine: 16th or 17th century, painting: 18th century, Ottoman
Region
Turkey
Object Type
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 23.2 x 20.6 x 2.5 cm (Close),
Object size: 23.2 x 33.1 x 4.0 cm (Open)
Object size: 23.2 x 33.1 x 4.0 cm (Open)
Accession No.
2015-00581
Collection of
The decoration of this portable shrine, probably used for private devotion, combines Ottoman craftsmanship, Christian subject matter, and painting in the styles of the European Renaissance and the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is a striking example of fruitful interaction of cultures. The Virgin and Child are flanked by an angel and a bearded figure with a halo. The inside of the doors show two saints within medallions of tortoiseshell and ivory. Patterned marquetry in mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell , characteristic of Ottoman Empire style, covers the case and doors.
