Byzantine Museum of Holy Bishopric of Tamasos and Oreinis (Cyprus): Icon of Saint George (?) (TE2262)

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Title:	Byzantine Museum of Holy Bishopric of Tamasos and Oreinis (Cyprus): Icon of Saint George (?) (TE2262)
Start date:	1200
End date:	1399
Historical Period:	Late Byzantine Period
Description:	Fragmentary icon depicting most probably Saint George. The martyr saint is represented as a young mounted warrior on a white horse, holding a shield and a lance and wearing a diadem (late 13th-early 14th c.). Provenance: Church of Holy Cross, Askas, Cyprus
Size:	34.5 x 19 x 3.5 cm
Place:	Byzantine Museum of Holy Bishopric of Tamasos and Oreinis, Cyprus
Languages:	No linguistic content; Not applicable
Medium:	tempera wood (plant material) cloth metal
Project:	BYZART Project
Fond:	OUC Byzantine Museum of Holy Bishopric of Tamasos and Oreinis
Physical type:	icons (devotional images)
Material and technique:	painting (image-making) relief (sculpture techniques)
Data provider:	Byzantine Museum of Holy Bishopric of Tamasos and Oreinis
License:	All rights reserved
Rights holder:	Byzantine Museum of Holy Bishopric of Tamasos and Oreinis
Appears in Collections:	BYZART