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Date : approx. between 1350 and 1400
Material : Soapstone
Acquisition : Rogers Fund (1979)
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Objet(s) d'Art
Object of worship
Vitrine : V02
Area related
Greece
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The Byzantine image of Christ as Pantokrator is a frontal, half-length portrait of a bearded Christ holding a Gospel book in his left hand while blessing with his right. The central dome of a Byzantine church was often decorated with this image.
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