Walters Art Museum curator C. Griffith Mann stands next to the icon of "Saint George on Horseback" which is part of the new exhibit "Sacred Arts and City Life : The Glory of Medieval Novgorod" at the Walters Art Gallery Nov. 18, 2005, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
In a photo provided by Baltimore's Walters Art Museum, a painted icon of St. George and scenes of his life is one of the items on view through Feb. 12, 2006, as the museum presents "Sacred Arts and City Life: The Glory of Medieval Novgorod," featuring approximately 290 objects, including about 35 extraordinary icons, that examine the art and culture of Russias oldest medieval city Novgorod. (AP Photo/The Walters Art Museum)
In a photo provided by Baltimore's Walters Art Museum, a church lamp, dating from the late 15th century to the early 16th century, is one of the items on view from Nov. 19 through Feb. 12, 2006, as the museum presents "Sacred Arts and City Life: The Glory of Medieval Novgorod," featuring approximately 290 objects, including about 35 extraordinary icons, that examine the art and culture of Russias oldest medieval cityVeliky Novgorod or Novgorod the Great. (AP Photo/The Walters Art Museum)