A winged St John the Baptist icon in the British Museum.
From: Apollo
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Date: 11/1/2003
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Author: Lymberopoulou, Angeliki
A large icon measuring 89 x 64 cm, now in the Department of Prehisory and Europe at the British Museum, depicts a winged St John the Baptist in the Desert (Fig. 1). The panel consists of two separate pieces of wood--the right one is much wider than the left (42 cm and 22 cm respectively)--held together with two wooden pegs which are visible on its reverse. This side of the narrow piece of wood bears two recesses, while two modern hinges have also been added here. Traces of fabric are ...
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