Icon, cast brass and enamel; depicts “Mother of God Jesus Christos;” letters at left are Mother (Greek), top right are “of God”, lower right is “Jesus Christos;” foliage and grape clusters with blue-green, blue and yellow enamel filler frame the Mother and Child; height 11.6 cm, width9.9 cm. Greek : “ikon”. Holy image associated with worship.
Donor:
Elizabeth R. McFarlan
Person depicted:
Jesus Christ (founder of Christianity) and Mary (mother of Jesus)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Icons (devotional images)
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)