The practice is still alive in Greece where icons of Christ, Panagia, or Saints is covered by little plaques representing body parts that have been offered in exchange for a cure.
Exhibited in Archaeological Museum of Olympia, Peloponnese, Greece.
The practice is still alive in Greece where icons of Christ, Panagia, or Saints is covered by little plaques representing body parts that have been offered in exchange for a cure.
Exhibited in Archaeological Museum of Olympia, Peloponnese, Greece.
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