Vatican Museums, Portable altar of St. Panteleimon (Grottaferrata)
Format
TIFF
Start date
1000
End date
1199
Historical period
Western Middle Ages
Description
Portable altar of St. Panteleimon in wood, ivory and steatite. In the centre, St. Panteleimon with his surgical instruments. Above, little icons with the representation of the Deesis (Christ, two angels, St. John, the Virgin Mary). Below, scenes of the life of St. Mary the Egyptian and other saints.
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