Previous Room  Room 9: The Dimitrios Ekonomopoulos Collection The Ekonomopoulos Collection consists of 1,460 objects and spans a vast period of time, from prehistory to the Byzantine era. The collector's special interest in Byzantium is reflected in his choices, which are dominated by works of Byzantine and Postbyzantine art, with icons predominating in terms of both quantity and quality. He left his collection to the Museum of Byzantine Culture in his will, which was executed in 1987 by his widow, Anastasia Zamidou-Ekonomopoulou. For the permanent display of the collection, representative works were selected from the categories of pottery, coinage, minor art, ecclesiastical documents, and, especially, icons, which make up the bulk of the collection. St Matrona, 16th c. The icons in the collection represent almost all schools and trends in painting from the late 14th to the 19th century, offering a wide conspectus of Orthodox art. Bronze cruciform reliquary with a representation of the Virgin and Christ, 10th c. Metalwork is represented in the exhibition by lamps, cruciform enkolpia, a miniature icon, and seals dating to between the 6th century and 1870.