Lot number 1485 - Auction 161
GROSSFORMATIGE STAUROTHEK MIT DER KREUZIGUNG CHRISTI, DER KREUZABNAHME UND GRABLEGUNG

A LARGE STAUROTHEK ICON SHOWING THE CRUCIFIXION OF CHRIST, THE DESCENT FROM THE CROSS AND THE ENTOMBMENT Russian, second half 19th century Tempera on cypress wood panel with kovcheg. The gilded background and border ornately engraved. Bronze, cast in relief. Four selected saints on the borders, including Saint Alexander Nevsky. Vertical cracks minimally restored. 53 x 44.2 cm.