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| Keywords: Abraham of Caesarea - Miter with the Resurrection of Christ and Coronation of the Virgin - Walters 83309.jpg A miter is a headdress worn by bishops during the liturgy The inscription on this one states that it was made in 1724 by Abraham of Caesarea present-day Kayseri Turkey and presented to the Monastery of the Virgin Mary near Ankara by the city's Armenian bishop Moses The depictions of Christ's Resurrection on one side and the Coronation of the Virgin on the other were inspired by western European prints 1724 Early Modern embroidery and seed pearls on silk cm 43 1 35 5 accession number 83 309 14483 Henry Walters Baltimore date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Translation In memory of Bishop Moses of Angora this is presented to the Monastery of the Holy Mother of God in Galatia in the year of our era of the Armenians 1173 AD 1724 Remember him who made this Abraham from Caesarea Religious Art of the Western World Dallas Museum of Art Dallas 1958 place of origin Ankara Turkey Walters Art Museum license Abraham of Caesarea Mitres 1724 in art Embroidery of Armenia Ecclesiastical embroidery Resurrection of Christ in decorative arts Coronation of Mary Armenian art in the Walters Art Museum | ||||
