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Raised Hands in Prayer

A prayer gesture documented in the Virgin Hagiosoritissa side of the BIU001 pendant seed object.

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Gestures + intercession

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Observation

Hands raised or held in a prayer posture.

Identification

Supports prayer/intercession, especially when paired with orientation toward another sacred figure.

Conventional association

The Virgin Hagiosoritissa is documented raising her hands in prayer toward Christ.

Theological interpretation

The pose can express intercession on behalf of a devotee.

Uncertainty

Prayer gestures are not unique personal identifiers.

Safe-inference boundaryThis profile describes a source-bounded convention. It does not turn a generic clue into an assertion about any specific museum object unless an explicit object relationship/source supports that claim.

Direct graph trails

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Figures + icon types

1 direct

Virgin Hagiosoritissa← uses-gesture · source-backed

Scenes

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Verified objects

2 direct

Double-Sided Pendant Icon (Met 1994.403)← uses-gesture · source-backed Attarouthi Treasure Chalice (Met 1986.3.1)← uses-gesture · source-backed

Materials + making

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Sacred space

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History + places

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Two-step navigation

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Figures + icon types
Raised Hands in Prayer← uses-gestureVirgin HagiosoritissarepresentsVirgin Mary
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Verified objects
Raised Hands in Prayer← uses-gestureVirgin Hagiosoritissa← depicts-as-typeDouble-Sided Pendant Icon (Met 1994.403)
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Verified objects
Raised Hands in Prayer← uses-gestureVirgin Hagiosoritissa← associated-with-typePanel from a Cover for an Icon of the Virgin
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Figures + icon types
Raised Hands in Prayerrelated-toOrans Gesture← uses-gestureVirgin Blachernitissa
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History + places
Raised Hands in Prayerrelated-toOrans Gesturerepresented-atKyiv
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Verified objects
Raised Hands in Prayerrelated-toOrans Gesture← uses-gestureCenser Handle with Virgin Orant
Two-step navigation path, not a new direct historical claim.

Decoder source trail

Sources supporting this profile.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Double-Sided Pendant Icon with the Virgin and Christ Pantokrator
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public-domain-image-and-open-access-data

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Hinged Closure with Christ and the Virgin (BZ.1965.4)
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text-reference-only; image reuse requires current Dumbarton Oaks rights review

Discovery profile

Where can this record lead?

5 bounded direct results · 12 bounded two-step paths · 1 navigation theme

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Attarouthi Treasure Chalice (Met 1986.3.1)Raised Hands in Prayer ←uses-gesture— Attarouthi Treasure Chalice (Met 1986.3.1) · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-800.Double-Sided Pendant Icon (Met 1994.403)Raised Hands in Prayer ←uses-gesture— Double-Sided Pendant Icon (Met 1994.403) · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-496.Virgin HagiosoritissaRaised Hands in Prayer ←uses-gesture— Virgin Hagiosoritissa · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-008.Orans GestureRaised Hands in Prayer —related-to→ Orans Gesture · qualified-source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-114.

Visible two-step paths

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Raised Hands in Prayeruses-gestureAttarouthi Treasure Chalice (Met 1986.3.1)depictsChrist
Two explicit edges; intermediate record remains visible.
Raised Hands in Prayeruses-gestureAttarouthi Treasure Chalice (Met 1986.3.1)depictsVirgin Mary
Two explicit edges; intermediate record remains visible.
Raised Hands in Prayeruses-gestureAttarouthi Treasure Chalice (Met 1986.3.1)depictsJohn the Forerunner
Two explicit edges; intermediate record remains visible.

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