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A Russian icon of 'St John the Baptist with the Infant Jesus',…
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Melbourne
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31-Jul-2016
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A Russian icon of 'St John the Baptist with the Infant Jesus', 18th century, in tempera colours upon a batten supported timber panel and typically depicting the gaunt saint holding a scroll and a tiny image of the Christ child in a chalice representing the liturgical 'Diskos' that holds the bread, or body of Christ, with church Slavonic script in Cyrillic. Height 37 cm. Width 31 cm
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Precious Objects: Religious Objects