1media/Screen Shot 2022-11-16 at 12.27.42 AM_thumb.png2022-11-15T21:28:46-08:00Elizabeth Griffith88d5cade55b1586c8abf308311a3248c872ba89c394472This is where the green and purple disks would be located that could have held potential jewels.plain2022-11-21T21:14:48-08:00Elizabeth Griffith88d5cade55b1586c8abf308311a3248c872ba89c
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12022-06-16T12:22:10-07:00What is this?17plain2023-01-15T11:25:35-08:00The miter came from the abbey church of the Benedictine monastery of St Peter in Salzburg, Austria. A miter is a liturgical headpiece worn by a bishop or an abbot during church ceremonies. This miter is highly decorative head with lappets that trail along the body of the person wearing it. The head of the miter uses intricate designs such as eight-pointed stars, six-petalled rosettes, and purple and green silk circles. The miter's ornament suggests expensive gems. The eight-pointed stars suggest an astrological and otherworldly significance, perhaps alluding to heaven. If an abbot wears this miter on his head, the imitation jewels suggest his elite status, and the stars suggest his connection to the heavens.
The lappets trail down the body of the abbot. Their design includes small animals designed in an orphery style.
