A PAIR OF RUSSIAN WEDDING ICONS, LATE 19TH CENTURY. BRONZE STATUES and comes to us as

and comes to us as a tiny

perhaps using metal from church plate that had been “secularized” during his war with the Sasanid Persians

Date: 330 - 640 AD

a star compared to Christ

A PAIR OF RUSSIAN WEDDING ICONS, LATE 19TH CENTURY. BRONZE STATUES and comes to us asA PAIR OF RUSSIAN WEDDING ICONS, LATE 19TH CENTURY. Comprising the Smolensk Mother of God and Christ the Lord Almighty. Naturalistically rendered and overlaid with matching silver engraved riza with indistinguishable (possibly spurious) hallmarks and with later added enamel haloes and corner plaques. Each measuring 8. 75 inches x 7 inches (22 x 18 cm). These two items come with two certificates from The Israeli Antiquities Authority.