A LARGE RUSSIAN ICON OF THE TRANSFIGURATION, 19TH CENTURY. SILVER & ENAMEL MOUNTED WOOD CROSS

A LARGE RUSSIAN ICON OF THE TRANSFIGURATION, 19TH CENTURY. SILVER & ENAMEL MOUNTED WOOD CROSSA LARGE RUSSIAN ICON OF THE TRANSFIGURATION, 19TH CENTURY. 27 inches x 19 inches (69 x 48 cm). This item comes with a certificate from The Israeli Antiquities Authority. The Transfiguration of Jesus has been an important subject in Christian art, above all in the Eastern Church, some of whose most striking icons show the scene. The Feast of the Transfiguration has been celebrated in the Eastern church since at least the 6th century and it is one of

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Roman_War The First Jewish- Roman War (66-73 CE)

Below the inscription is the date in equivalent in Arabic & English numerals

we’ll examine just the principal issues made for regular circulation

8 September

Size: 125x51

The title plaque on lower central margin also rendered in champlevé enamel

Contained in a presumably silver filigree and cloisonné enameled mount set with coral

with either the four crosslets also in the form of Crosses potent

Its symbol is X̶

palisander or lacquer

It shows Jesus standing above his empty tomb