Title: Cross. Date: 18th century. Culture: Iberian. Medium: Gold, crystals. Dimensions: 2 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7 × 3.8 cm) Classifications: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Jewelry. Credit Line: Gift of Marguerite McBey, 1980. Object Number: 1980.343.14

2023年4月14日 · The St. James cross, or the Santiago cross, is especially popular and beloved on the Iberian peninsula and can be seen on countless emblems, badges, flags, insignia, and more. In fact, Saint James is referred to as the patron saint of Spain, even though the apostle never set foot anywhere near the Iberian peninsula according to the Bible.

2016年9月1日 · Extending continental Europe toward Africa at the western limit of the Mediterranean Sea, the Iberian Peninsula has served as a site for the meeting of different cultures since antiquity. During the medieval period, peoples of three faiths—Islam, Christianity, and Judaism—inhabited this land, undertaking sustained and intensive interactions ...

Common names: Baskian viper, [3] Iberian cross adder, [4] Portuguese viper, [5] [6] Seoane's viper. [1] Vipera seoanei is a venomous viper species endemic to extreme southwestern France and the northern regions of Spain and Portugal. [1] [2] Two subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate race described here. [5]

The grapevine cross (Georgian: ჯვარი ვაზისა, Jvari Vazisa), also known as the Georgian cross or Saint Nino's cross, is a major symbol of the Georgian Orthodox Church and dates possibly from the 4th century AD, when Christianity became the official religion in the kingdom of Iberia .

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2022年7月29日 · Some of the most ornate and fantastic crosses were produced throughout the 1700s in Portugal and Spain. The “Iberian” cross, as they are known, often is studded with foiled diamonds or rock crystals and glowing gold.

Iberian Cross is the most Spanish in style of these paper tile collages. Deisis is the most Cypriot, suggesting the "prayer" row of a Greek Orthodox iconostasis. In Intercessors and For All the Saints, I combined the vibrant coloring of Andalusian ceramics and the red framing of Greek icons to create abstract compositions rather far removed ...

2019年10月1日 · Vipers, toads & newts: herping expedition in Northern Spain studying the population of the Iberian cross adder (Vipera seoanei) collecting venom.

Seoane’s viper (Vipera seoanei) – These snakes are also known as the Baskian viper, Iberian cross adder and Portuguese viper. They can be found in southwestern France as well as northern Spain and Portugal.