Virgin and Child, with a silver revetment

Virgin and Child, with a silver revetment. Although the painting is severely damaged, the rare iconographic type of the Virgin tenderly kissing Christ’s hand can be distinguished. The silver revetment bears an epigram dedicated to the Virgin by the donor of the icon, Georgios Saravaris. 13th c. H. 0.31, W. 0.228, Thickness 0.022 m. (ΓΕ 3764)