Triptych with the Mandylion.

Triptych with the Mandylion, The Kremlin Armory Workshops, Moscow, 1637, Russian, Moscow, Silver, partly gilt, niello, enamel, sapphires, rubies, spinels, pearls, leather, silk velvet, oil paint, gesso, linen, mica, pig-skin, woods: Tilia cordata (a.k.a. basswood or linden), white oak, when opened, confirmed: 27 in. - 35 3/4 in. - 5 in. (68.6 - 90.8 - 12.7 cm), The Kremlin Armory Workshops, MoscowRussian Painter , early 17th century, The frame honors the acheiropoieta, 'not made by human hands,' icon of Christ. The narratives on the doors tell its history from Christ-s leaving his image on the cloth with which he wiped his face on his way to Calvary through the cloth-s role as the protector of the kingdom of Edessa (in modern Turkey) and then its transfer to the Byzantine imperial capital in 944. (Photo by: Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)