Saint George Kephalophoros

Saint George is represented carrying his severed head in his left hand, while holding a long spear in his right hand addressing Jesus. He is depicted as a warrior: dressed in a cloak tied in a knot on his shoulder and with a sword. The upper right corner of the icon has an arched segment of the sky with Christ holding an unrolled scroll in one hand, and presenting St. George with a wreath of martyrdom with the other. This theme is rarely found in Byzantine iconography in general – only a few post-Byzantine icons of St. George of this type are known.