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Steatite Fragment of an Icon with Scenes from the Life of Christ in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, July 2010

Steatite Fragment of an Icon with Scenes from the Life of Christ in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, July 2010
Title: Fragment of an Icon with Scenes from the Life of Christ

Date: 12th century

Culture: Byzantine

Medium: Steatite

Dimensions: Overall: 1 3/4 x 2 11/16 x 1/2 in. (4.4 x 6.9 x 1.2 cm)

Classification: Steatites

Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Friedman, 1958

Accession Number: 58.142.1

Description:

Details on this fragment allow us to identify events from Christ's life. From the left: the Last Supper; the Washing of the Feet; the Agony in the Garden; and the Kiss of Judas and Christ's Arrest by Roman soldiers.

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