Gilt Painted Wooden Icon of Saint Paraskevi

Circa 19th century A.D. Depicting a richly dressed facing figure, crowned and nimbate, winged angels on clouds flanking the head; holding a cross in her right hand and a scroll in her proper left arm bearing handwritten Slavic script of the Nicene Creed; additional Slavic script with her name across the right and left fields. Cf. similar icon of Saint Paraskevi in Kostroma State Historical, Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve, inv. no. KP 04550.854 grams, 31 cm (12 1/4 in.). Ex French gallery, Paris. Saint Paraskevi is usually depicted holding an Eastern Cross and a scroll with the words from the Nicene Creed (here, in old Slavonic: ????? ?? ??????? ???? ????, ????????????, ?????? ???? ? ?????,??????? ?? ???? ? ????????? = We believe in one God, the Father, the almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen), professing her faith in another while being crowned with the crown of the martyrdom by two angels.