Greek Orthodox Silvered Brass Traveling Pocket Icon
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Greek Orthodox (Eastern Orthodox) icon. Small in size, intended as a traveling/pocket icon. Hanging loop at top. Made of embossed brass with silvering. Interesting arched form with a pointed crown. The pointed arch, not popular in the Ancient Greece and the Roman and Byzantine Empires, made it's way into Europe and the Greek Orthodox church through Islamic Architecture of the Medieval times. A scene of the Holy Spirit and Mary, surrounded by a foliate inner border and outer border including spiraled Corinthian columns. Inscription in Greek on back. Antique/vintage - late 19th/early 20th century. Measurements: Approx. 3.4" high with loop x 2.3" overall
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Greek Orthodox Silvered Brass Traveling Pocket Icon
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