Lot number 2028 - Auction 142
FEINES DOPPELSEITIGES TABLETKA FÜR DEN MONAT AUGUST

A DOUBLE-SIDED TABLETKA FOR AUGUST ACCORDING TO THE OLD LITURGICAL CALENDAR Russian, 16th century On three registers, starting from the upper left corner, displayed are the saints and events commemorated in the Orthodox calendar during August, including the Transfiguration, the Dormition of the Mother of God and the Beheading of St. John the Forerunner. The whole painted in miniature in tones of red and green against a gilt ground. Later metal mount. 19.5 x 16 cm.