Byzantine Miniature Crafts
08.05.2011
Encolpion with a representation of Saint George, 11th or 12th century.
The encolpion has an oval shape (4,2X3 cm) and is made of sardonyx. On the front side it bears a full-length representation of...
08.05.2011
Encolpion with a representation of the archangel Michael, 12th century.
The encolpion has an oval shape (4,7X4 cm) and is made of jasper. It bears a representation of the archangel Michael. The archangel...
08.05.2011
Ark-encolpion of Saint Demetrius, second half of the 12th century.
Small gilded silver box (11,7X6,5X6,5 cm.), which served as an encolpion and contained the blood and ransom of Saint Demetrius...
08.05.2011
The "Jasper" of the Vatopedi Monastery, second half of the 14th century
One of the most important relics of the Vatopedi Monastery, as well as one of the best examples of Byzantine miniature art, is the...
08.05.2011
Holy Chalice, tribute of Thomas Komnenos Preloumpos, second half of the 14th century
The precious Holy Chalice (height 39,5 cm, base diameter 19,9 cm, rim diameter 14,2 cm) is made of gold-plated...
08.05.2011
Mosaic icon of Saint Anne with inlaid frame, late 13th-early 14th century
The mosaic icon of Saint Anna has been donated, according to the inscription on the back, to the Monastery...