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LOT 2088
Silver Bowl Fragment in Neo Classical Style with Indo-Greek Portraits
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
6 7/8 in. (133 grams, 17.5 cm).
Portion of the rim and body from a silver bowl; with scalloped rim, high-relief detailing of bunches of grapes, leaves and tendrils; inner band of profile portrait busts in beaded circular frames. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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LOT 2088
Silver Bowl Fragment in Neo Classical Style with Indo-Greek Portraits
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Here, according to local Greek traditions, the icon is enriched with images of three important saints: among them St Pantaleimon, holding a child in his arms. According to the legend, one day the Saint found a dead child on the street who had been bitten by a snake, which was still beside the child’s body. Pantaleimon began to pray for Jesus to revive the dead child and to destroy the venomous reptile, believing that if his prayers were fulfilled he would become a follower of Christ. His prayers were fulfilled and the child rose up alive, and the snake died before Pantaleimon’s eyes.