Double-Sided Pendant Icon with the Virgin and Christ Pantokrator, ca. 1100

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Double-Sided Pendant Icon with the Virgin and Christ Pantokrator, ca. 1100, Made in Constantinople, Byzantine, Gold, cloisonné enamel, Overall: 1 5/16 x 15/16 x 1/16in. ( x x ), Enamels-Cloisonné, This pendant is one of the most beautiful and technically accomplished personal devotional objects to survive from Byzantium. On one side Christ Pantokrator (Ruler of All) blesses the viewer with his right hand and holds the Gospel book in his left

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Size: 3871px × 4838px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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