ICON OF ST. GEORGE THE VICTORIOUS
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
This square brass icon with a kokoshnik gable depicts St. George on horseback piercing the dragon with his spear. The hand of God emerges from a mandorla at upper right. In the gable above is Christ as King of Kings. Both images are framed against a decorative background of squares, triangles and volutes in dark blue and blue-white enamel within twisted wire cages. The icon is inscribed "Holy Great Martyr George" and "Jesus Christ King of Kings."
- Object name:
- ICON OF ST. GEORGE THE VICTORIOUS
- Made from:
- Brass -- enamel
- Made in:
- Russia
- Date made:
- Late 18th c.-Early 19th c.
- Size:
- 10.8 × 7.6 cm (4 1/4 × 3 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 14.233
- Class:
- METAL
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION on front: "IS KhS" "TsR' TsR"; "ST VELIKOMUNIK GORGII"
- Credit line:
- Gift of Madame Augusto Rosso, 1970