A LARGE RUSSIAN ICON OF THE KAZAN MOTHER OF GOD palestina mil pendants The Tyrian shekel were considered

The Tyrian shekel were considered tetradrachms by the Greeks

only her shroud being preserved in the church of Gethsemane

it shows the flagellation of Jesus until the crucifixion and his burial

the coins bore the likeness of the Phoenician god Melqart or Baal

Russian gold- and silversmith

A LARGE RUSSIAN ICON OF THE KAZAN MOTHER OF GOD palestina mil pendants The Tyrian shekel were consideredA LARGE RUSSIAN ICON OF THE KAZAN MOTHER OF GOD, CIRCA 1800. Finely painted with gilt highlights, the background cleaned down to the gesso and with double kovcheg, 21 inches x 17. 25 inches (53 x 44 cm). This item comes with a certificate from The Israeli Antiquities Authority.