Holy Silver Part 5 - The Undefiled

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After a month or so of abstinence I finally ordered a french bunch of silver for my collection! I think I'll have it by Tuesday on my mail box and I can't wait to get my hands on it!

In the meantime, enjoy another piece of Greek silver iconography from my family heirlooms!

Once again, it's a variant of theotokos:

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A closer look on the details:

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The craftsmanship is not as good as other pieces I have shared but still decent enough. I wish they had done a better job with the faces of the little angels though. They look like shit 😅🤣

The text in the last picture reads "Η Αμόλυντος", which is just one of the hundreds (if not thousands!) titles Greek Orthodox use to describe Mary 😅 In literal English, it translates to the Unpolluted. I guess Undefiled or just Pure is closer to the real meaning.

Anyways, moving on the back, the COA informs us that the icon is made of 950 silver:

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Our workshop creates pictures based on Byzantine technique with 950 silver and paint. All subjects are museum copies from 14th century until today. The painting is handmade and every quarantee brings the artist's signature

As always, a comparison with a standard circulation coin to give you a visual idea of the size:

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That 2 euro coin barely fits the head of poor ol Mary 😄

Ok, that's it for today! Below are some links with the other Greek icons made of silver I have shared so far:

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Your family rob the Vatican or something? 🤣Are there any more to come ?

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These are Orthodox, so that excludes the Vatican 😄

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I see this one has been rubbed a lot!

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Blasphemy!

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Do you kiss it, like every Orthodox brother?

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No, it kisses me 🫠🤤

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Imagine going to the church, with all the old teeth less old shaggs, giveing a tongue kiss there and then it kisses you. Yummy!

I was coughing when it was my turn, so I was always skipped.

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It's quite a decent piece, it's rife with age though. It looks like your family heirloom is quite enviable...

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Yeah, i inherited some decent stuff 😅

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You have so many nice holy silver. Excellent for collecting !

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Agree with you, The work done on these coins is not up to the mark, But as they are rare coins, their rarity comes at first and their work comes at second, BTW it's not that much bad, but could be done better.

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Was the craftsman asleep 😂😂😂

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Mis mas sinceras felicitaciones 👏 💕 que fotografías tan hermosas.

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😊🌈 ooh, can't wait to see what u got coming..

i really like those angels on that one, despite the faces..

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I am also very fond of collecting such silver items and I have also collected many gold and silver coins. And the way we see silver and gold prices have increased in the last two years, if we keep investing in it, it will give us good returns in the coming days.

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small head just like some religious fanatics :P

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