BADGE OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX SOCIETY OF PALESTINE
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
Silver oval Greek cross with large oval central medallion. The center in silver gilt contains P/X for Christos Rex in between the Greek letters Alpha and Omega. Around the medallionon a gilt buckled garter is an inscription in Cyrillic "For Zion's sake I will not be silent, for Jerusalem's sake I will not be quite." (Isaiah 62: 1-5) Reverse side has an inscription as well: "May you be blessed by the God of Zion and may you see the blessings of Jerusalem." Badge is suspended from a silk moiré neck cravat, light blue with a red stripe toward the edge.
- Object name:
- BADGE OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX SOCIETY OF PALESTINE
- Made from:
- Silver --silk moiré
- Made in:
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Date made:
- 1882
- Size:
- 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 18.60
- Class:
- ORDER
- Signature marks:
- MARK; INSCRIPTION 84, crossed anchors, illegible mark on loop; inscription on the back: "May you be blessed by the God of Zion, and may you see the blessings of Jerusalem." On the front: "For Zion's sake I will not be silent, for Jerusalem's sake I will not be quiet."
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973