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Lazar Bohsha
Lazar Bohsha ( be, Лазар Богша, 12th century) was a goldsmith whom Euphrosyne of Polotsk (a princess of the Polotsk principality; nowadays, Polotsk, Belarus) commissioned to make a precious communion cross for the in 1161. The cross became a revered Belarusian relic known as the Cross of Saint Euphrosyne. Lazar engraved his name on the backside of the cross, thus making it known to the descendants. It is extremely rare for an artwork of this era to bear any indication of the exact date of its creation as well as the artist's name. A number of anonymous art pieces of the same period made in a similar artistic technique are attributed to Lazar Bohsha and are considered to be the best examples of enamel art of Ancient Rus. Preserved art pieces of the same technique but of a later period are attributed to Lazar's students. By origin, Lazar was a descendant from the Western Slavs (specifically, South-Western Rus'). Lazar is his christening name, while Bohsha is an abbre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stemp Efrasinia Polackaja
Richard David Stemp (born 11 December 1967) is an English former first-class cricketer, who appeared for county sides—Worcestershire, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire—in a first-class career which spanned from 1990 to 2002. Stemp was a slow left arm bowler, and was a member of the England squad picked to play New Zealand in 1994, but was left out of the final eleven. Stemp was called up for the England A Tour of India and Bangladesh that winter and took 6-83 in the 1st unnoffical 'Test', including a young Rahul Dravid among his wickets. In his review of the tour, Simon Hughes said Stemp was a "Test class spinner, good athlete but needs careful handling", suggesting "the more phlegmatic" Min Patel might be easier for then England captain Michael Atherton to handle. Although Stemp took more wickets than the two other spinners on the tour, it was Patel and Ian Salisbury Ian David Kenneth Salisbury (born 21 January 1970) is an English former cricketer, one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
