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A STEATITE ICON OF ST. JOHN THE THEOLOGIAN BYZANTINE, 12TH CENTURY
The mourning figure of the saint from the scene of the Crucifixion, preserved half length, raising his right hand to his head, the left to his chest in a gesture of speech, with an ornamented halo, identified by his name incised in the background
1½ x 1 1/8 in. (3.8 x 2.8 cm)
The mourning figure of the saint from the scene of the Crucifixion, preserved half length, raising his right hand to his head, the left to his chest in a gesture of speech, with an ornamented halo, identified by his name incised in the background
1½ x 1 1/8 in. (3.8 x 2.8 cm)
Literature
For an extensive study on the steatite icons and comparable examples, see: Ioli Kalavrezou-Maxeiner, "Byzantine Icons in Steatite" in Byzantina Vindobonensia XV/1-2, Wien 1985, Nr. 52
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