Round, oxidised and polished sterling silver, Mother Mary and Baby Jesus icon pendant. The back of the pendant is covered in ancient Greek writing. Length 30mm, width 20mm.

The Mother of God, the Theotokos (God-Bearer or God-Birther) Our Lady, the Madonna, the Virgin Icons of Mary are particularly treasured and beloved. Next to her child Jesus, Mary is considered the wisest, most beautiful, most loving, most spiritually evolved of all humans. She is cherished as a source of calm, shelter, serenity, understanding, and mercy. Mary is depicted as a high-ranking Byzantine lady, modestly wrapped in a shawl . In Orthodox icons, her head is covered and her hair does not show. Most often she holds the Christ Child on her left side, close to her heart.