The Book of Directions

A black and white portrait photograph shows a high-ranking Syriac Orthodox cleric seated on an ornate wooden throne. He wears a dark clerical cap and robes, with a full grey beard. He wears three large pectoral crosses on chains. In his right hand, he holds a small hand cross, and in his left, a large ceremonial staff topped with two serpents facing a central cross. A photographer's mark "PHOTO ALY HAIG" is visible in the lower left corner.