Object Type
Church Objects, Paintings and Drawings
Material
Painting, Wood
Country of Origin
Greece
Credit
The Government of the Hellenic Republic
Caption
Import Restricted since 2011.
Section II.E of Designated List in force since 2011.
The ecclesiastical and ethnological materials represent the Early Christian and Byzantine periods and include objects made from 324 A.D. through the 15th century A.D.
Wooden objects include architectural elements such as painted wood screens (iconstasis), carved doors, crosses, painted wooden beams from churches or monasteries, furniture such as thrones, chests and other objects, including musical instruments. Religious figures predominate in the painted and carved figural decoration. Ecclesiastical furniture and architectural elements may also be decorated with geometric or floral designs.
Example shown:
Right Leaf of a Sanctuary Door depicting the Annunciation on the upper zone and Saints Basil and Nicholas on the lower zone
Material: Egg Tempera on Wood Panel; Period: Second half of the 15th century A.D.; Provenance: Holy Monastery of St. John Theologos the island of Patmos, Dodecanese; Place of Production: Crete; Dimensions: 1.23 m. x 0.49 m.
Holy Monastery of St. John Theologos, Patmos, Dodecanese