Icon, Mother of God, Iverskaya - Wood - Late 19th century

Mother of God - Iverian Mother of God XIX th century Russian orthodox icon with hand chased oklad – Alloy hand-drawn Russia - end XIX th century Russian Orthodox icon of the - Iwerian Mother of God in a bronze оклад (Cyrillic) Okлад - metal covering of the icon - mainly silver bronze Any damage Any restorations The Iverian Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God, or the Gatekeeper, or the Gatekeeper (Greek Πορταΐτισσα - Portaitissa) is an Orthodox icon of the Virgin Mary with the Child, revered as miraculous, belongs to the iconographic type of Hodegetria. The original is in the Iversky Monastery on Athos, Greece. Since the time of her miraculous appearance, she has never left the Holy Mountain. The icon is of the type "Hodegetria" (Greek Οδηγήτρια - The Indicating Path; Guidebook) - one of the most common types of images of the Virgin and Child Jesus; icon-image, according to legend, written by the Evangelist Luke. Engraving on оклад applied manually oklad is inlaid in hand - please pay attention to the clothes and scarf of the Mother of God and on the margin decoration icons The crown of the icon is called in Russian - the “венец” - a floral ornament Icon itself - hand writing The оклад occupies about 90% of the surface of the icon, leaving only the faces and hands of the Mother of God and the Child. icon size 260 X 220 x 20 mm icon weight ~1030 g to get your idea look at the photos Shipping method - insured shiping Ikon packaged professionally and shipped via Track & Trace Object Mother of God - Iwerian Moth the icon will be sent from Poland, so there are no customs duties in the European Union