Russia, Imperial. An Icon Of Our Lady Of Tikhvin, Retrieved By A German Soldier During Operation Barbarossa Buy Now Instituted on October 11

Instituted on October 11

measuring 70 mm (w) x 70 mm (l)

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but non-matching (nearly identical) Wehrmacht Gebirgsjäger (Mountain Troops) Enlisted Man’s slip-on style shoulder boards

Russia, Imperial. An Icon Of Our Lady Of Tikhvin, Retrieved By A German Soldier During Operation Barbarossa Buy Now Instituted on October 11A striking and extremely well preserved icon of Our Lady of Tikhvin. Constructed of a gessoed wooden base, the obverse bears a hand painted image of the Theotokos holding the infant Christ, with her hand pointing to her son as the saviour. With the exception of the subjects faces, hands, and feet, the image is covered by an ornate silvered brass tin revetment which features the details of the robes of both Christ and the Theotokos, complete with