Μουσείο Ιεράς Μονής Κύκκου (Κύπρος): Εικόνα, Θεοτόκος Οδηγήτρια (E 835)

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Title:	Μουσείο Ιεράς Μονής Κύκκου (Κύπρος): Εικόνα, Θεοτόκος Οδηγήτρια (E 835)
Start date:	1200
End date:	1299
Historical Period:	Late Byzantine Period
Description:	Icon of the Mother of God in the type of Hodegetria (Greek for 'who shows the way'). In this type of image, the Virgin Mary is represented pointing to the Christ Child. It is one of the commonest icon types in Byzantium.
Size:	99 x 67.5 cm
Place:	Kykkos, Cyprus
Languages:	No linguistic content; Not applicable
Medium:	tempera wood (plant material)
Project:	BYZART Project
Fond:	OUC Museum of the Holy Monastery of Kykkos
Physical type:	icons (devotional images)
Material and technique:	painting (image-making)
Data provider:	Museum of the Holy Monastery of Kykkos
License:	All rights reserved
Rights holder:	Museum of the Holy Monastery of Kykkos
Appears in Collections:	BYZART