Fragment of the Gospel cover, with text.
- Inv. #
- Вст. 1627/28
- Century
- 19th century
- Dimensions
- 27 × 2.5 × 1.4 cm
- Materials
Description
Made of silver-toned metal. It takes the form of a narrow double band; on one side is a rocaille leaf ornament underscored by a zigzag line, and on the other the Church Slavonic text: "THE HOLY GOSPEL AT THE CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY OF THE MOTHER OF GOD IN KAPLUNIVKA, BOUND THROUGH THE CARE OF...".
The Gospel likely belonged to the pre-war (pre-1941) part of the collection of the Historical Museum; it was evacuated in 1941 and returned to Kharkiv in 1944.