A RUSSIAN ICON OF THE ARCHANGEL GABRIEL, 19TH CENTURY. CARVED WOOD and faux gemstones

and faux gemstones

he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury

) and dated 1905

more than earlier 11-gram Israeli shekels but regarded as equivalent for religious duties at that time

The icon of St

A RUSSIAN ICON OF THE ARCHANGEL GABRIEL, 19TH CENTURY. CARVED WOOD and faux gemstonesA RUSSIAN ICON OF THE ARCHANGEL GABRIEL, 19TH CENTURY. This icon depicts the Archangel Gabriel as he announces to the Virgin Mary that she will bear a son who shall be called Jesus. He holds a lily, a symbol of Mary's purity. The thick wood panel, with shaped arch top, would suggest that this icon was once part of a pair of icons representing the Annunciation and of the type commonly displayed on the Royal doors or Tsar Doors (Tsarskiye Dveri), so