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Ivory Icon of Christ Pantokrator in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, July 2010

Ivory Icon of Christ Pantokrator in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, July 2010
Title: Icon with Christ Pantokrator

Date: 11th–12th century

Culture: Byzantine

Medium: Ivory

Dimensions: Overall: 3 13/16 x 3 x 3/16 in. (9.7 x 7.6 x 0.4 cm)

Classification: Ivories

Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Accession Number: 17.190.66

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The Byzantine image of Christ Pantokrator (Ruler of All) is a frontal, half-length portrait of a bearded Christ holding a Gospel book in his left hand while giving a sign of blessing with his right.

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/mediev...
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