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Fragment of the Gospel cover, with text, inv. no. Вст. 1627/28: photo 1 of 5
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Metal · Church plate

Fragment of the Gospel cover, with text

Inv. no. Вст. 1627/28 · Metal

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities

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...". Full description

Date
19th century
Material
Metal
Technique
Stamping, chasing, engraving
Dimensions
27 × 2.5 × 1.4 cm
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Photo: M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum · CC BY 4.0

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.

Record

Inventory number
Вст. 1627/28
Title
Fragment of the Gospel cover, with text
Collection group
Metal · Church plate
Date
19th century
Material
Metal
Technique
Stamping, chasing, engraving
Dimensions
27 × 2.5 × 1.4 cm
Digitisation
Project “Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities”, 2026
Tradition
Orthodoxy

Updated 15 Oct 2026

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