From Allegory to Icon:

The Christian Church Triumphant (cat. 16-30)

"Being, as you are, about to construct a large church in honor of the holy martyrs, you inquire of me in writing whether it be fitting to set up their images in the sanctuary...and to fill the walls...with all kind of animal hunts... and also nets being lowered into sea.... In answer to your inquiry may I say that it would be childish and infantile to distract the eyes of the faithful with the aforementioned trivialities. It would be, on the other hand, the mark of a firm and manly mind to represent a single cross in the sanctuary..."
St. Nilus of Sinai (d. circa 430), Letter to Prefect Olympiodorus

Please select from the thumbnails below:

Mosaic with Two Peacocks and Vines

Liturgical Vessel (a Pyx) with Christ, the Virgin and Two Archangels

Gem with the Virgin Orant, a cross above

Mosaic with Cross Pattern

Pilaster Capital

Plaque with an Apostle(?)

Apostle Spoon

Ampulla with St. Menas

Plaque with Saint Thecla

Icon with St. Panteleimon

Cameo with St. Nikolaos

Cross with Filigree Decoration

Cross with Conical Arms

Cross with Faceted Terminals

Cross with Virgin and Saints