Bishop's crozier, consisting of three sections joined by thr - Lot 76

Bishop's crozier, consisting of three sections joined by threaded rods, made of carved and turned walrus ivory, with red highlights and ebony inlays, mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell veneers, and engraved and gilded copper. Symmetrical tau-shaped cross featuring two upturned dragon heads with open mouths and protruding tongues; octagonal staff studded with silver florets and adorned with interlocking pointed motifs and small leafed crosses at the top; four ovoid knots, ferrule decorated with friezes of stylized leaves; red leather case bearing a small gilded cross. Armenian art, Turkey, probably Constantinople, circa 1650/1670 H. 165.2 cm (tau from a later period, two ovoid knots replaced with boxwood, some damage and losses)