Prosphora Seals in Movileanu-Bobulescu Collection within the Patrimony of the Romanian Peasant’s Museum Cover Image

Pristolnicele din Colecţia Movileanu-Bobulescu din patrimoniul Muzeului Naţional al Ţăranului Român
Prosphora Seals in Movileanu-Bobulescu Collection within the Patrimony of the Romanian Peasant’s Museum

Author(s): Letiţia-Mirela Cristea
Subject(s): Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Editura Palatul Culturii
Keywords: cultural heritage; National Museum of the Romanian Peasant; prosphora seal; prosphoron; litie; cross; Jesus Christ; Holly Mother; crucifixion; Adam

Summary/Abstract: Within the typology of religious art objects belonging to the National Museum of the Romanian Peasant, we remark a special category, that of prosphora seals. These valuable pieces, part of Movileanu-Bobulescu Collection, stand out by the scrupulousness of handwork and the complexity of details. Part of the museum’s collection since 1999, when they were donated by the family of Constantin Bobulescu – a descendent of Movileanu family –, these prosphora seals, valued within different exhibitions, are unique pieces, testimonials of a long-forgotten craft and a mark of the spiritual richness of the Romanian people.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 191-204
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Romanian