COLLECTIONS / Textile
The Museum’s Textile Collection includes about 1,000 textiles, mostly ecclesiastical, from all over Greece, the Balkans and Asia Minor, and which date from the 5th century up to the 20th.
The Coptic textiles constitute a special category of their own. These were found in excavations of Christian tombs in Egypt and were preserved thanks to the special climatic conditions in the region. They are mostly made of linen with scenes embroidered or woven in coloured wools.
The Byzantine and Post-Byzantine collection consists mainly of ecclesiastical artefacts, priestly vestments and liturgical cloths. Many of them are silks with embroidered decoration and are precious examples of gold-thread embroidery.
Gallery View
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Part of dress with a depiction of Angel
Piece of a Coptic linen tunic embroidered with the bust of an angel. Ιt was donated to the Museum by Antonis Benakis.
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Child’s tunic
Child’s woolen tunic woven with human figures, animals and birds. From the Coptic textiles Collection. The Christians of Egyp...
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Leather shoes
Pair of leather shoes decorated with gold leaf.
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Leather shoes
Shoes (embades)
Shoes (embades)
Pair of leather shoes decorated with gold leaf.
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Epitrachelion with gold embroidered depictions.
Epitrachelion, 16th c. Silk with gold embroidered depictions. From the Monastery of Zoodochos Pege in Andros. Collected by G....
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Sakkos
The sakkos is a short, wide tunic in the shape of a T, with short, broad sleeves. The two parts which make up the garment are...
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Gold embroidered Mitre
Gold embroidered Mitre (head cover of a senior member of the clergy).
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Epigonation
Epigonation (part of a priest's vestments), 1689. According to the inscription, it is the work of Despoineta of Argyris, who ...
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Liturgical veil used in the Burial of Christ procession at the Holy Saturday orthros
Excellant sample of the art of gold emboidery that flourished in Asia Minor and Pontos.
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Depiction of Theotokos from the scene of Annunciation.
Silk with painted depiction of Theotokos from the scene of Annunciation. From the Monastery of Zoodochos Pege in Andros. Coll...
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depiction of archangel Gabriel from the scene of Annunciation.
Silk with gold embroidered depiction of archangel Gabriel from the scene of Annunciation. From the Monastery of Zoodochos Peg...
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Depiction of archangel Gabriel from the scene of Annunciation.
Silk with gold embroidered depiction of archangel Gabriel from the scene of Annunciation. From the Monastery of Zoodochos Peg...
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Depiction of Nipter
Silk with gold embroidered depiction of Nipter. From the Monastery of Zoodochos Pege in Andros. Collected by G. Lambakis in 1...
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Epitrachelion
Silk with gold embroidered depictions. From the Monastery of Zoodochos Pege in Andros. Collected by G. Lambakis in 1904.
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Orario with gold embroidered depictions
Silk with gold embroidered depictions. From the Monastery of Zoodochos Pege in Andros. Collected by G. Lambakis in 1904.
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Omophorion with gold embroidered and velvet crosses and depictions of the Evangelists Luke and John.
Silk with gold embroidered and velvet crosses and depictions of the Evangelists Luke and John. From the Monastery of Zoodocho...
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Gold embroidered Epitaphios
The gold-embroidered Epitaphios is coming from Constantinople and is dated in 1751. During the conservation process it was di...
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