Holy Bishopric of Morphou: Gilded,woodcarved icon stand framing the Holy Cross, Church of the Holy Cross of Ayiasmati

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Title:	Holy Bishopric of Morphou: Gilded,woodcarved icon stand framing the Holy Cross, Church of the Holy Cross of Ayiasmati
Start date:	1200
End date:	1499
Historical Period:	Late Byzantine Period
Description:	Three of the four tie-beams that hold the timber roof of the naos together are painted with a scrolling tendril and other decorative motifs. In the centre, the ties have representations of the Holy Towel (Mandylion), the Holy Tile (Keramion), and St James the Persian, St Merkourios, and St Nestor. It disappeared from the palace of Bishop of Kyrenia, during 1974
Place:	Stavrós tou Agiasmáti, Cyprus
Languages:	No linguistic content; Not applicable
Medium:	wood (plant material)
Project:	BYZART Project
Fond:	OUC Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation
Physical type:	iconostases
Material and technique:	carving (processes)
Data provider:	Open University of Cyprus
License:	All rights reserved
Rights holder:	Holy Bishopric of Morphou
Appears in Collections:	BYZART