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Image: Icon of St. George and a Bagratid Georgian king. Sinai, Monastery of Saint Catherine.

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Description: A 12th-century icon of St. George also depicting a Georgian king, whom the accompanying Greek inscriptions names as "..., faithful king of the whole East, Pankratounianos". The first name is non-discernible. The king is identified with David IV. The photo was taken by the Michigan-Princeton-Alexandria Expedition to Mount Sinai.
Title: Icon of St. George and a Bagratid Georgian king. Sinai, Monastery of Saint Catherine.
Credit: Nancy Patterson Ševčenko. "The Representation of Donors and Holy Figures on four Byzantine Icons". Deltion ChAE 17 (1993-1994), Series 4. In memory of Doula Mouriki (1934-1991)
Author: Unknown / The photo was taken by the Michigan-Princeton-Alexandria Expedition to Mount Sinai.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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