The Tsebelda iconostasis is an Early Medieval peace of Christian art from

Abkhazia Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which vi ...

/ Georgia, a limestone fragment of an altar screen from the 7th or 8th century, which were discovered near the village of

Tsebelda The Apsilae were an ancient tribe inhabiting the territory of Apsilia, in modern Abkhazia. Location The tribal territory was located on the Black Sea coast of the northwest Caucasus, between present day town of New Athos and the village of Tsebel ...

in the 1880s. The two largest surviving fragments are on display at the Georgian National Museum in Tbilisi, with smaller pieces also kept at a museum in Sukhumi. Within a floral frame are depiction of the Crucifixion and the Resurrection. On the left side are two scenes from the life of Saint Peter, while on the right side there is part of the Sacrifice of Abraham with the baptism of Jesus below it. The diversity of biblical repertoire depicted on the Tsebelda iconostasis is rare in the Christian art of that time. The mode and technique of execution display affinities with similar items found elsewhere in Georgia.

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A tile of the Tsebelda iconostasis at the Georgian National Museum
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