Martvili Cross

From Matins (after Resurrection Gospel)
In that we have beheld the Resurrection of Christ, let us bow down before the Holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless One. Thy Cross do we adore, O Christ, and thy holy Resurrection we praise and glorify: for thou art our God, and we know none other beside Thee; we call upon thy Name. O come, all ye faithful, let us adore Christ's holy Resurrection. For lo, through the Cross is joy come into all the world. Ever blessing the Lord, let us sing his Resurrection: for in that He endured the Cross He hath destroyed Death by death.

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These are photos, laminated and mounted on rectangular wood. The Cross is a pectoral cross. Contained in it are icons of the Mother of God (top); St. Demetrios holding a cross (left); St. Nicholas holding the Gospel (right); and St. John Chrysostom blessing (bottom). It is enamel on gold, adorned with gemstones, pearls and cloisonne' enamel. It is 10th century from Martvili, Georgia. We offer it with either the solid red background or a background taken from a 12th century Georgian icon of the Theotokos.