Icon case

An icon case or kiot (Russian: киот, Ukrainian: кіот, Greek: προσκυνητάρι) is a decorated case (usually foldable) or glass shelf for keeping and displaying religious icons.

The East Slavic form kiot, sometimes used in English, derives from the Greek κῑβωτός, "box, ark".

Common Greek kiots are tall and typically made of carved wood.

Some Greek kiots also have a step or platform so that veneration of the icon is easier.

Some large Greek cathedrals feature kiots placed against a wall - resembling an iconostasis - with multiple saints on them.