Πληροφορίες Εκθέματος

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  • Theotokos Holding the Infant
  • ΙΕΡΑ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΗ ΣΥΡΟΥ
  • Surrounded by a golden frame. The Theotokos (Mother of God) has a metallic halo (embossed oklad [riza] adorned with small stars). Christ has a golden halo. The inscription reads: “ΤΥΠΟΝ ΤΗΣ / Ε[Ν] ΤΩ ΧΙΛΙΑΝΤΑΡΙΩ / Η ΘΑΥΜΑΤΟΥΡΓΟΣ ΟΙΚΟΝ” (sic)* (“COPY OF THE / MIRACULOUS ICON / IN THE CHILIANTARI”). Kept in a frame made of mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell with a geometric design; topped with a pediment with geometric patterns, traces of wood-carved motifs on its thickness, and a wood-carved cross with mother-of-pearl decoration at each end (both have fallen off); glass; hanging ring.

  • Height: 30.30 cm, Width: 23.00 cm (with frame 45 × 28.5), Wooden, frame made of mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell.