Palitsa, 17th century, Silk,
metal thread and pearls; Inscription: (translate
from the Russian:) We have seen the true
light, we have received the heavenly spirit, we have found/the true Faith. We
worship the invisible Trinity, for It/hath saved us. The Trinity praised in
hymns/the Father and the Son, with the Holy Spirit, for this [Trinity] did the
prophets and apostles, together with the martyrs, [proclaim]; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) ■