Icon Pendant with the Archangel Michael

Unknown

ca. 1300 or later · Lead · Medieval Art

The archangel Michael, commander of the heavenly host, became one of the most popular saints during Byzantium's last centuries. Depictions usually show him in the robes worn by the Byzantine emperor or dressed in armor.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1300 or later

Medium

Lead

Culture

Byzantine

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Gift of Ruth and Victoria Blumka, 1988