ANTIQUE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX ENAMEL BRONZE JESUS CHRIST ICONOSTASIS ALTAR CROSS ICON
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ANTIQUE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX ENAMEL BRONZE JESUS CHRIST ICONOSTASIS ALTAR CROSS ICON:
$245.00
Stunning and rare authentic 19th century Antique Russian Orthodox Christian enameled bronze iconostasis altar pendant Jesus Christ cross-icon with inscription on back!
The Orthodox, Byzantine or Russian (Orthodox) Cross is a variation of the Christian cross, commonly found in Eastern Orthodox Churches. The cross has three horizontal crossbeams - the top represents the plate inscribed with INRI, and the bottom, a footrest. In the Russian Orthodox tradition, the lower beam is slanted: the side to Christ\'s right is usually higher. In the Greek and some other Orthodox Churches, the footrest remains straight, as in earlier representations.
Measuresapprox: 8\" x 4\" ; 20cm x 10cm
CONDITION: Excellent antique consition, without chips or cracks, just some normal age traces and patina.