Description
Icon: Mary & Christ Child with Saints & Angels
Written by: R.Gallacher
Medium: Tempera on wood
Gold leaf: 23 carat
Size: A4 21.0 x 29.7 cm
Proceeds: 100% to Hotham Mission, Uniting Church, North Melbourne
This icon dates from the middle of the 6th century CE. The original is kept in St Catherine’s Monastery at Mount Sinai. The age of the icon itself is a message. We join with all those who prayed before this icon over 1,600 years ago.
