A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE RUSSIAN FOLDING ICONOSTASIS STYLE ICON, LAST PART OF THE 19TH CENTURY. Hellenistic Oil Lamps

A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE RUSSIAN FOLDING ICONOSTASIS STYLE ICON, LAST PART OF THE 19TH CENTURY. Hellenistic Oil LampsA LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE RUSSIAN FOLDING ICONOSTASIS STYLE ICON, LAST PART OF THE 19TH CENTURY. Consisting of 12 folding hinged panels, each with five reserves and depicting various Saints and scenes, 23. 5 inches x 54 inches (open) (60 x 138 cm). This item comes with a certificate from The Israeli Antiquities Authority.

6 inches (12 cm)

mold could be used to create many lamps

two days after his degrading

length 5 inches (12

Very little is known about the historical Saint Nicholas

The Roman command of the revolt's suppression was then handed to general Vespasian and his son Titus

where during the war in heaven he defeats Satan

By the 6th century

The double-sided cross form carved with the crucifixion on one side and with the Four Evangelists at the cross ends

Some are complex in their external anatomy

Marked with city hallmark

Byzantine silver coins of the Constantinople Mint from Anastasius I (491 to 518) through the early years of Heraclius (610 to 641) are very rare