Wall Paintings
Object Type
Church Objects, Paintings and Drawings
Material
Painting
Country of Origin
Greece
Credit
The Government of the Hellenic Republic
Caption
Import Restricted since 2011.
Section II.I.1 of Designated List in force since 2011.
The ecclesiastical ethnological materials represent the Early Christian and Byzantine periods and include objects made from 324 A.D. through the 15th century A.D.
On various kinds of plaster and which generally portray religious images and scenes of Biblical events. Surrounding paintings may contain animal, floral or geometric designs, including borders and bands.
Example shown:
Rock Painting depicting Panagia Eleousa (Virgin of the Mercy)
Material: Fresco on mortar; Period: A.D. 1373; Provenance: Psarades Village, Great Prespa, Macedonia; Place of Production: Great Prespa, Macedonia; Dimensions: height - 1 m. / width - 50-60 cm.
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