Russian icon Crucifixion antique Staurotheke XIX century

Russian icon Crucifixion antique Staurotheke XIX century.Icon painted on wooden board and levkas, measuring 49x39.5 cm. This imposing icon depicts the Crucifixion with Stauroteca, a term that indicates the reliquary for the fragments of the Byzantine cross of Jesus Christ.The Crucifixion is depicted here according to traditional Byzantine iconography. At the foot of the cross of Christ's torture there is a crack with a skull, it is the skull of Adam that is bathed in the blood of Jesus as a symbol of redemption from sins. The Cross rushes upward like a bridge between the earth and the Kingdom of Heaven, and Christ becomes the new Adam in whom all will live again.The crucifixion and death of Jesus were accompanied by terrifying events. For three hours it became dark all over the earth, and when He died, there was an earthquake that shattered rocks and opened tombs, from which many saints were resurrected.This Crucifixion icon dates back to the 19th century and comes from northern Russia. The orthodox Russian icon is shipped with an export document and an expert's report from a Russian Cultural Heritage expert.