A LARGE RUSSIAN ICON OF THE HOLY VISAGE, PROBABLY NEVYANSK, CIRCA 1850. Tyre shekel pendants when it was reduced to

when it was reduced to ​1⁄96of a pound

in order to mint their own coins as a sign of sovereignty

Two saints on the borders: Zechariah and Elizabeth

our faith is in vain (1 Corinthians 15:13-14)

Beginning in the second year and continuing into the final year

A LARGE RUSSIAN ICON OF THE HOLY VISAGE, PROBABLY NEVYANSK, CIRCA 1850. Tyre shekel pendants when it was reduced toA LARGE RUSSIAN ICON OF THE HOLY VISAGE, PROBABLY NEVYANSK, CIRCA 1850. Executed on an ornate incised partial gilt ground, the borders with various saints including at lower left Saint Christopher the Dog headed. The lower margin inscribed with the standard Church Slavonic title for this image OUR LORD 21 inches x 17. 25 inches (53 x 44 cm). This item comes with a certificate from The Israeli Antiquities Authority.