Christ Pantocrator from the Sinai Monastery is a mid-6th century icon depicting Jesus Christ in the iconography of Pantocrator. It is the oldest known iconographic image of Christ.

✔The face of Christ on the icon has an asymmetry between the left and right sides. This is manifested in the different eyes of Jesus - one merciful and the other rejecting. The left side, full of light and radiance, is distinguished by a smooth arch of the eyebrow and a natural, wide-open eye; the right side, on the contrary, is darker, the eyebrow is raised and curved, the eye has an expressive pattern and looks intensely peering. This duality between the calmness and compassion of Jesus.

✔The posture and gestures of Jesus Christ also have symbolic meaning. The gospel in his left hand symbolizes his power over the world, and also recalls his ministry on earth. His right hand blesses the believers; The fingers were placed as signs of teaching and power, in a group of two and three fingers, which simultaneously reflects the dual nature of Jesus Christ.