EditorialIcon with Christ Pantokrator, ca. 1350 or later, Made in probably Greece, Byzantine, Steatite, green, Overall: 2 5/8 x 2 5/8 x 3/4 in. (6.7 x 6.7 x 1.9 cm), Steatites, The inscription identifies the image as Christ Antiphonetes, an icon type used by th...
EditorialCameo with Christ Emmanuel, 1200?1400, Byzantine, Steatite, beige, Overall: 1 1/8 x 13/16 x 1/4 in. (2.9 x 2 x 0.6 cm), Steatites, Images of Christ Emmanuel represent the Logos, or preexistent Word of God. Steatite, easily carved stone, usually soft gr...
EditorialTwo-Sided Pendant with the Archangel Michael and Daniel in the Lion?s Den, 1200 or later, Made in probably Constantinople, Byzantine, Serpentine, Overall: 2 1/4 x 1 5/16 x 9/16 in. (5.7 x 3.4 x 1.4 cm), Steatites, This personal icon shows the archangel...
EditorialIcon with Christ Pantepotes and the Chorus of Saints, 14th?15th century, Byzantine, Steatite, Overall: 3 7/16 x 2 5/16 x 3/8 in. (8.7 x 5.9 x 0.9 cm), Steatites, This complex icon composition contains more than one hundred tiny figures. In the center s...