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Crimson satin embroidered with gold and silver thread, 1600s, Greek. Prelate's Sakkos (Dalmatic) of crimson satin embroidered with gold and silver thread, spangles and sequins, and lined with linen. It has a Polystavrion design, meaning it is decorated al

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Crimson satin embroidered with gold and silver thread, 1600s, Greek. Prelate's Sakkos (Dalmatic) of crimson satin embroidered with gold and silver thread, spangles and sequins, and lined with linen. It has a Polystavrion design, meaning it is decorated all over with ornately embroidered Greek crosses, as well leaves and flowers, with embroidered images of Christ, the Virgin and Child, and the four Evangelists. There are inscriptions of the patrons' names on both sides near the hem.;;  
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Title: Crimson satin embroidered with gold and silver thread, 1600s, Greek. Prelate's Sakkos (Dalmatic) of crimson satin embroidered with gold and silver thread, spangles and sequins, and lined with linen. It has a Polystavrion design, meaning it is decorated al
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Crimson satin embroidered with gold and silver thread, 1600s, Greek.
 Prelate's Sakkos (Dalmatic) of crimson satin embroidered with gold and silver thread, spangles and sequins, and lined with linen.
It has a Polystavrion design, meaning it is decorated all over with ornately embroidered Greek crosses, as well leaves and flowers, with embroidered images of Christ, the Virgin and Child, and the four Evangelists.
There are inscriptions of the patrons' names on both sides near the hem.
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