Medium: paint on panel, cloisonné enamel, with silvered metal riza
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 3/8 x 10 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (31.4 x 27.3 x 3.8 cm)
Credit Line:Museum Purchase
Object number: 1939.343.1
Riza means “robe”, and so it can be said that the metal covering is decorative, and used as a way to honor the icon. No one could look at a riza-covered icon and imagine it not to be an item precious to the person that possesses it.
