Holy Bishopric of Morphou: Mural painting of the mocking of the Christ, Church of the Holy Cross of Ayiasmati ( 1-1, 96)
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1494
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1494
Historical period
Late Byzantine Period
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It is a crowed scene, an almost complete orchestra, made up of men and women playing trumpets, drums, and cymbals. At the feet of the ridiculed Christ- who, clad in a scarlet robe, wears a crown of thorns and carries a reed in his right hand- two young dancers wave their hand, which are covered by their long sleeves in accordance with the Byzantine and Western dance tradition.
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