Icon with the Virgin and Child, Saints, Angels, and the Hand of God

6th century
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Icon with the Virgin and Child, Saints, Angels, and the Hand of God
  • Date: 6th century
  • Culture: Early Byzantine (Egypt)
  • Medium: Encaustic on panel
  • Dimensions: 26 15/16 × 19 1/2 in. (68.5 × 49.5 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings-Icons
  • Credit Line: The Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine, Sinai
  • Rights and Reproduction: Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters