At Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, DC, having pored over a group of Byzantine textiles from the 4th to 12th centuries with curator Elizabeth Dospel Williams, I took away this general rule for ...
Obverse Image: Virgin nimbate wearing a tunic and maphorion, seated on a backless throne while holding the beardless, nimbate head of Christ. Obverse Text: MP / ThV Reverse Image: Full length figure ...