Panagiarion known as 'The Pulcheria Paten', Xeropotamou Monastery, Mount Athos, Greece
Format
TIFF
Start date
1300
End date
1399
Historical period
Late Byzantine Period
Description
Light green steatite with relief work and footed gilt base. On the central medallion, full-length and frontal, is the Virgin in the type of the Vlachernitissa, flanked by archangels in the garb of deacons, worshiping and offering incense.
Language
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Size
Diameter: 15 cm; height of foot: 7 cm
Material and technique
Project
