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LOT 1843
Russian Orthodox Wooden Icon with Christ Pantocrator
20TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/8 x 5 3/4 in. (218 grams, 18 x 14.7 cm).
Dressed in blue mantle and embroidered red undergarment, wearing a jewelled crown and holding an open Gospel in his left hand, right hand making the gesture of blessing; inscriptions 'IHS' and 'XPS' flanking the halo. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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