43. CANDLESTICK Restored
Local potter’ s workshop 12th – 13th century Ceramics H. 22,7 cm Discovered during archaeological research in Paleocastro area, Anhialo, Burgas region
44. PLATE Restored
Probably Constantinople Second half of the 12lh – early 13lh century Ceramics, engobe H. 4,4 cm; diam. 18 cm
Discovered during archaeological research in Paleocastro area, Anhialo, Burgas region
45. BOWL Restored
Probably Constantinople 12th – early 13th century Ceramics, engobe
H. 8,2 cm; diam, 21,6 cm
Discovered during archaeological research in Paleocastro area, Anhialo, Burgas region
46. CERAMICS
Byzantium, Constantinople, Mesambria Second half of the 12th – early 13th century Red and white clay, glaze Discovered in the territory of the northern coast of the Old Town in Nessebar, as well as within the area of the antique and Early Byzantine necropolises. Some of the pieces come from the research in 2007 and 2009,
Old Nessebar Museum tour bulgaria, Inv. NN 2891, 126, 149, 150, 152, 267, 168, 169, 170, 280, 287-2007; 316,373-2009 T. M., M. D.
47. CERAMICS
Byzantium 12th century Fine light beige clay; gold and red engobe
Discovered during the archaeological research of the Medieval settlement at the road station of Ka- rasura – Rupkite, Chirpan region, in 1988
Chirpan, Museum of History,
48. ICONOSTASIS
A hypothetical reconstruction
Preslav 10th century Painted glazed ceramics 50 x 120 cm; central icon 21,8 x 13,6 x 0,5 / 0,6 cm; tiles with vaulted sides 15,5 x 12,5 cm
Inscriptions in Greek
Tiles with vaulted sides to the left, first pair: 1) O AITIOL] n[E]TPOL (St. Peter) A[…]; 2) O AiriOZ] lOANlNHL] O XPTLOL[TOMOL] (St. John Chrysostom); second pair: 1)0 A[TIOL] AJMBPOLIOL] O ME A IOAANO[L ] (St. Ambrose of Milan); O A[TIOL] …; third pair: 1) O AjriOL] NIKOAAOL (St. Nicholas); 2) O AjriOZ] A6ANAJZI0Z O] METAL (St. Athanasios the Great); fourth pair: 1) …; 2) [O AFIOL…] AAEEANAPHAL (St. Cyril of Alexandria); fifth pair: 1) … TAO … (St. Paul)
Preslav. The fragments were discovered together with many other artifacts during archaeological research in the course of 1969 – 1978. All of them were in a scrap pit in the area of a workshop for painted ceramics in the Palace Monastery.
Preslav, Museum of Archaeology
49.ICON WITH THE TWELVE GREATFESTIVALS (DODEKAORTON)
Byzantium
12th and the second half of the 14th centuries Serpentine, silver gilt, wood 16,38 x 13,5 x 2,15 cm; central panel 9,1 x 7,9 cm
Inscriptions in Greek on the central panel: O EY[A]TTEAYEMOE (Annunciation); H X[PIETO]Y TENNHEIE (Nativity); [H] YIAriANTH (Presentation); H BAHTIEIE (Bap-tism); H METAMOP0OEIE (Transfiguration); H ETEPEIE TOT AAZAPOT (the Raising of Lazarus); H BAIO0OPOE (the Palms Day); H EATPOEIE (Crucifixion); H ANAETAEIE (Resurrection); H ANAAHWIE (Ascension); H TIENTIKOETH (Pentecost); H KOIMHEIE TIE 0[EOTO]K[OY] (the Koimesis of the Virgin)
Inscriptions in Greek on the frame, left top clockwise: O ATIOE TEOP[T]I[OE] (St.
George); H ETIMAEHA (Etimasia); O ATIOE AHMETPIO[E] (St. Demetrios); [O A] HOE [MAPKIOE (St. Mark); [O ATI]OE EAIA[E] (St. Elijah); O ATIOE NIKOAAOE (St. Nicholas); O ATIOE AIAMHANOE] (St. Damian); O ATIOE nANTEAE-HMO[NO]E (St. Panteleimon); O ATIOE KOEMAE (St. Cosmas); O ATIOE AOANAEIOE (St. Athanasios); [O ATIOE TPITOPIOE O OH[OAOT]OE (St. Gregory the Theologian); O A[HOE] IOA[NNHEE] (St. John)
It was among the sacred attributes of the Church of St. Clement (older St. Theotokos Peribleptos) in Ohrid, Macedonia
National Museum of History,
Historical Ottoman 