An antique 19th-century Russian Orthodox icon representing the Position of the Honorable Belt of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as the Cincture of Theotokos. Mixed media painting: egg tempera, gesso, and levkas on a wood board. Each character is named in Church Slavonic. The Cincture of Theotokos is an Orthodox Christian relic, now in the Vatopedi monastery on Mount Athos, which is celebrated on the 31st of August. Antique Russian Religious Items and Collectibles.