Model based on the icon from the Monastery of St. Catherine, Sinai, one of the oldest representations of the type of Christ Pantocrator (between 500 and 550)
The Christ Pantocrator is a Christ in glory, i.e. Jesus Christ in his glorious body, as opposed to representations of the suffering Christ on the cross. With his right hand, Christ blesses. With his left hand, he carries the Book of Scripture. Pantocrator in Greek means "all-powerful". It is a favoured representation in Byzantine art.