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visual element

IC XC

Greek abbreviation used to identify Jesus Christ in Byzantine icons.

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Inscriptions + labels

strong when legible identification strength

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Observation

Greek abbreviation IC XC near Christ.

Identification

Strong support for identifying Jesus Christ when legible.

Conventional association

A normalized identifying label in many post-Iconoclastic icons.

Theological interpretation

The label names the represented Christ; it does not by itself determine a particular Christ type.

Uncertainty

Letter forms, abbreviations, damage, and placement vary.

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Figures + icon types

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Christidentifies · source-backed

Scenes

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Materials + making

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Two-step navigation

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  1. Figures + icon types
    IC XCidentifiesChrist← representsChrist Pantokrator
    Two-step navigation path, not a new direct historical claim.
  2. Figures + icon types
    IC XCidentifiesChrist← includesVirgin Hodegetria
    Two-step navigation path, not a new direct historical claim.
  3. Figures + icon types
    IC XCidentifiesChrist← includesDeesis
    Two-step navigation path, not a new direct historical claim.
  4. Figures + icon types
    IC XCidentifiesChrist← includesVirgin Eleousa
    Two-step navigation path, not a new direct historical claim.
  5. Figures + icon typesTwo-step navigation path, not a new direct historical claim.
  6. Figures + icon types
    IC XCidentifiesChrist← representsChrist Emmanuel
    Two-step navigation path, not a new direct historical claim.
Decoder source trail

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Smarthistory
Icons, an introduction
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Smarthistory
Late Byzantine naturalism: Hagia Sophia’s Deësis mosaic
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ChristIC XC —identifies→ Christ · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-095.
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  1. IC XCidentifiesChristrepresentsChrist Pantokrator
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  2. Two explicit edges; intermediate record remains visible.
  3. IC XCidentifiesChristincludesDeesis
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This preserved BIU012 lesson explicitly references IC XC.

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Connected record

identifies
Christ
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Source trail

Smarthistory
Icons, an introduction
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