Royal Academy of Arts Byzantium Exhibit

Icon with Christ and with SS Sergios and Bacchos
The Bohdan and Varvara Khanenko Museum of Arts, Kiev

Depicting Christ
This icon with Christ and SS Sergios and Bacchos dates back to Constantinople, in the 6th or 7th century.

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