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Cameo with Christ Emmanuel

1200–1400
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 303
Images of Christ Emmanuel represent the Logos, or preexistent Word of God.

Steatite, easily carved stone, usually soft green or buff in color, came to be widely used for the production of small icons.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cameo with Christ Emmanuel
  • Date: 1200–1400
  • Culture: Byzantine
  • Medium: Steatite, beige
  • Dimensions: Overall: 1 1/8 x 13/16 x 1/4 in. (2.9 x 2 x 0.6 cm)
  • Classification: Steatites
  • Credit Line: Purchase, William Kelly Simpson Gift, 1987
  • Object Number: 1987.23
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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