A POLISH ICON OF THE CZESTOCHOWA MOTHER OF GOD, CIRCA 1890. ELEVEN PIECES OF IMPERIAL RUSSIAN PERIOD SILVER symbolized as the dove surrounded

symbolized as the dove surrounded by the shimmering gold medallion

25 inches x 19 inches (66

looking at the empty linen wrappings

The Feast of the Transfiguration has been celebrated in the Eastern church since at least the 6th century and it is one of the Twelve Great Feasts of Eastern Orthodoxy

They were usually written on by the use of hieroglyphs typically found on the legs

A POLISH ICON OF THE CZESTOCHOWA MOTHER OF GOD, CIRCA 1890. ELEVEN PIECES OF IMPERIAL RUSSIAN PERIOD SILVER symbolized as the dove surroundedA POLISH ICON OF THE CZESTOCHOWA MOTHER OF GOD, CIRCA 1890. Overlaid with a carved gilt wood riza and painted on a wood panel with integral carved gilt emanating rays. 14 inches x 10 inches (35. 5 x 25 cm). This item comes with a certificate from The Israeli Antiquities Authority.