Steatite Icon with the Archangel Michael: 13th century AD

Steatite icon with the archangel Michael in armour. This particular subject would have been appropriate as the personal cult object and amulet of a soldier. A contemporary gold and enamel reliquary of another warrior saint, St George, is inscribed with the prayer, "(The wearer) prays that you will be his fiery defender in battles".

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