Russia, Imperial. An Icon of the Saviour of Blessed Silence, c. 1895 Buy Now 91 mm x 91

91 mm x 91

and information gleaned from a host of interviews

on a 48 mm long pin

possibly emblematic of the Holy Lance

marked on reverse McKenzie Clay

Russia, Imperial. An Icon of the Saviour of Blessed Silence, c. 1895 Buy Now 91 mm x 91A well preserved and expertly written icon of the Saviour of Blessed Silence. Presented on a gently vaulted and gessoed wooden board and executed in hand painted pigments, the image consists of a depiction of a pre incarnate Christ in the form of an angel, complete with wings, a bishops crown, and a halo featuring a seven pointed red and blue slava, the colours symbolizing his divinity and humanity, and the points harkening to the days of creation and