Icon with the Koimesis, late 900s, Made in probably Constantinople, Byzantine, Ivory, Overall: 7 5/16 x 5 13/16 x 7/16 in. (18.6 x 14.8 x 1.1 cm), Ivories, Images of the Koimesis, or the Dormition in the West, show the Virgin lying on a bier, while her soul, represented as a baby, is offered by Christ to attendant angels who will take it to heaven. The apostles, led by Saints Paul and Peter, stand witness
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Icon, Koimesis, late 900s, Constantinople, Byzantine, Ivory, Overall, 7 5/16 x 5 13/16 7/16, 18.6 14.8 1.1 cm, Ivories, Images, Dormition, West, Virgin lying, bier, soul, represented, baby, offered, Christ, attendant angels, will take, heaven, apostles, led, Saints Paul, Peter, stand witness
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