Saint Theodore Stratelates Byzantine, 13-14th century The iconographic type of a representation of a military saint whith drawn sword raised over his shoulder is traditional Byzantine art. Particular to this image is the long garment worn beneath a coat of armor, a style that can be found in works from the 12th to early 13th century. The leather armor reinforced with metal plates is rendered fairly realistically. Such armor apparently first appeared no later than the late 12th century and was popular in the 13th. The healdic emblem in the form of a fleur-de-lys on the scabbard can be found in some Italian coats of arms of the 13th and 14th centuries.