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  • 1 Russian Icon, with footnotes #5

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    Nimbus hallmarked ornamental. Image-filling representation of the seated Virgin in three-quarter figure,  holding the crucifix with the crucified Christ in her hands. About her green tunic she wears the red maphorion which is contoured by white and black shades.  a western-style transparent head-cover complimented by the traditional maphorion. The halo is finely tooled.Okhtyrka, also known by its Russian variant…

  • 1 Icons from the Bible, Lady Achtyrskaja, with footnotes, 1

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    Veneto-Cretan, 17th century Lady Achtyrskaja (of Akhtyrka) A Hardwood single panel, back tiling. Tempera on chalk ground, background gilded, Nimbus hallmarked ornamental. Image-filling representation of the seated Virgin in three-quarter figure,  holding the crucifix with the crucified Christ in her hands. About her green tunic she wears the red maphorion which is contoured by white and black shades.  a western-style…