Showcase VIII


The icons presented in this vitrine were used for praying at churches as well as at homes. They were made of bronze and steatite, with the surface brightly painted and gilded.

In the right bottom part of the vitrine, you can see two matching icons imported from Constantinople in the twelfth century. The first icon is "Annunciation." "Three Military Saints" are presented on the other icon: St. Theodore at the left, St. George in the middle, and St. Demetrius at the right. Christ extends crowns of martyrs above them. The most ancient icon in the museum display is the small steatite icon of St. Demetrius (or St. George) dated to the eleventh century.

At the upper left part of the stand, you can see round bronze icon of Christ Pantocrator (Greek for "almighty"). It was made by local masters in the twelfth century. The icon was mounted onto wooden background.

At the bottom of the vitrine, there is a cross in circle, on two steps, with the inscription "Lord, help your servant George Mamses". This cross dates from the tenth to the twelfth century.
Showcase VIII

Museum halls


Hall 1



Exhibition sections:
ВЕЛИКОЕ ПЕРЕСЕЛЕНИЕ НАРОДОВ_en; ГОРОДСКОЕ УПРАВЛЕНИЕ_en; Army; Religion; МОНУМЕНТАЛЬНАЯ АРХИТЕКТУРА И ИСКУССТВО_en; ГОРОДСКОЕ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВО_en; РЕМЕСЛА_en; СЕЛЬСКОЕ ХОЗЯЙСТВО И ПРОМЫСЛЫ_en;

Hall 2



Exhibition sections:
ОБРАБОТКА КОСТИ И ДЕРЕВА_en; ТКАЧЕСТВО И ПРЯДЕНИЕ_en; БЫТ_en; МОНЕТНОЕ ДЕЛО_en; ТОРГОВЛЯ_en; РУССКО-КОРСУНСКИЕ СВЯЗИ_en;

Hall 3



Exhibition sections:
СЕВЕРНОЕ ПРИЧЕРНОМОРЬЕ И ВИЗАНТИЯ В XII – XIII вв._en;