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Late 19th century Icon on wood of St Sofia in the form of an angel seated on a bench. To the left is the Virgin Mary with Christ in radiant light; to the right, John the Baptist with three gilded silver aureoles having three amethysts and six aquamarines. Over them is a depiction of Christ and still higher, angels. In a gilded silver frame with inserted filigree setting holding four gemstones along the corners: cornelian, chrysoprase, rhodonite-orlets and blue stone from the Urals. On the reverse side there is blue brocade. On the oklad there are 2 hallmarks: "дн" and the depiction of a head in profile facing right. |
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