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Carved icon. Russians

Title:

Carved icon

Ethnic groups:

Russians

Territory:

European North of Russia, Olonets province, Povenetsky district, village

Date:

Second half of the 18th century

Collectors-person:
Kalikin Fedor A.
Material:

Wood

Number:

РЭМ 3723-48

Annotation:

Shown in the center is an embossed image of the Calvary Cross. The cross is framed with an image of Jerusalem’s walls with pinnacles and shot holes. Calvary is carved in the trihedral incised carving technique as a half-round hill faced with stones; Adam’s head is shown in it. Canonic inscriptions are shown in small square icon cases in the clear area around the cross. Flower-buds are carved in the corners in the icon’s top part. Abstract by O.G. Baranova

Albums:
Christianity
Rus:
Икона резная. Русские