Object Type
Church Objects, Sculpture and Figurines
Material
Stone
Country of Origin
Greece
Credit
The Government of the Hellenic Republic
Caption
Import Restricted since 2011.
Section II.A.4 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.
Carved as icons in which religious figures predominate in the figural decoration.
Example shown:
Relief Icon of St. Demetrios
Material: Black Stone; Period: 12th century A.D. (the marble frame is dated in the 18th century A.D.); Provenance: Katholikon of the Monastery of Xeropotamos, Mount Athos; Place of Production: Probably from Greece; Dimensions: 40 cm. x 25 cm.
Monastery of Xeropotamos, Mount Athos