The Baptism, handmade Russian icon, 19th Century. CARVED WOOD

The Baptism, handmade Russian icon, 19th Century. CARVED WOODIcon of Baptism. Handmade Russian icon, 19th C. The icon is in very good condition. It is made in four different levels, First wood, second canvas, third gold leaf and fourth the painting level. Sive: 32x24 cm, 12. 5x9. 4 inch From the first century of the Christian Church, there has always been The Festival of Lights. In the depth of Midwinter, this feast celebrated the advent of the Son of Gods coming into the world as Jesus Christ, and His early

which was used to illuminate the statues of the gods

the borders with various saints including at lower left Saint Christopher the Dog-headed

At the time of Jesus it took 48 leptons just to buy a loaf of bread

the wisest

glass is not a material commonly associated with ancient societies

width= 5 inch

one of the most significant crafts of the time was more sophisticated pottery

and that it may be a copy or re-painting of an earlier prototype

at top center

during which the only regular issues appear to have been struck at mints in Italy and North Africa

and marked for Antip Kuzmechev

a letter x with stroke