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Summary
Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai, possesses some of the earliest hot wax icons (500-600 A.D.) in existence. In this mosaic, Mary and Infant Jesus, Mary is depicted as a hodegetria. (Hodegetria (Greek: Οδηγήτρια, literally: "She who shows the Way"; Russian: Одигитрия) — or Virgin Hodegetria — is an iconographic depiction of the Theotokos (Blessed Virgin Mary) holding the Child Jesus at her side while pointing to Him as the source of salvation for mankind.) This is a tesselated icon in monumental style, early 13th century. (44.6 x 33 cm).

Deutsch: Maria mit dem Kind vom Typ einer Hodegetria. Mosaikikone im Monumentalstil, frühes 13. Jahrhundert. 44,6 x 33 cm

Français : Marie avec l'enfant, type hodegetria. Icône mosaïque en style monumental, début du 13ième siècle. 44,6 x 33 cm