Liturgical fan in Eastern Christianity

The ripidion, or hexapterygon is a ceremonial fan used in Eastern Christian^{[note 1]} worship.^[1]^[2]

Eastern Christian *ripidion*, 19th century (Pskov museum).

In the Eastern Churches, liturgical fans have been used from the first centuries to the present day. A fan is generally made of metal, round, having the iconographic likeness of a six-winged seraphim and is set on the end of a pole. Fans of carved, gilded, or painted wood are also found. Fans are usually made in pairs.

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[2] Liturgical fans

[3] The Metropolitan Museum - Liturgical fan

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