Encolpion
- Inventory number:
- Мт-42
- Author:
- Unknown
- Creation Date:
- 12th century
- Place of Creation:
- Ukraine, Galicia
- Provenance:
- Lviv Historical Museum
- Technique:
- casting
- Size:
- 6.5 x 4.2 cm
- Material:
- brass
- Type of object:
- Enclopion
- Subject:
- Christianity
Enklopion - a complex pectoral cross, in the middle of which a share of relics or a prosphora was placed. Appeared on the territory of Ukraine since the spread of Christianity here.
