Russian Holy Trinity travel icon bronze antiqued 5x5 cm
Russian Holy Trinity travel icon bronze antiqued 5x5 cm.
Holy Trinity icon created out of bronze by a Russian iconographer at the end of the 1700s. This Orthodox Trinity icon is called a travel or neck icon because it is reduced in size and weight. This type of icon is worn around the neck thanks to a small hole that allows a rope or chain to be passed through it, so that the believer could never separate from it.The subject of the Russian icon, enclosed by a frame with raised inscriptions, is t...
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Russian Holy Trinity travel icon bronze antiqued 5x5 cm.
Holy Trinity icon created out of bronze by a Russian iconographer at the end of the 1700s. This Orthodox Trinity icon is called a travel or neck icon because it is reduced in size and weight. This type of icon is worn around the neck thanks to a small hole that allows a rope or chain to be passed through it, so that the believer could never separate from it.The subject of the Russian icon, enclosed by a frame with raised inscriptions, is that of the Trinity of the Old Testament, also known as the Hospitality of Abraham. The three subjects represent Father, Son and Holy Spirit while they eat at the table of Abraham, who saw them at the Oaks of Mamre and invited them to stop with him.This antique bronze icon measures 6.7x4.7cm and comes with a certificate of authenticity and export document.
