A RUSSIAN ICON OF THE ARCHANGEL GABRIEL, 19TH CENTURY. CARVED WOOD made by Byzantine Iconoclast emperor

made by Byzantine Iconoclast emperor Leo the Isaurian

75 inches x 12

more than earlier 11-gram Israeli shekels but regarded as equivalent for religious duties at that time

The sources of the glass in a piece of Roman jewelry originally belonged to a vase

the question of whether or not Mary actually underwent physical death remains open in the Catholic view

A RUSSIAN ICON OF THE ARCHANGEL GABRIEL, 19TH CENTURY. CARVED WOOD made by Byzantine Iconoclast emperorA RUSSIAN ICON OF THE ARCHANGEL GABRIEL, 19TH CENTURY. This icon depicts the Archangel Gabriel as he announces to the Virgin Mary that she will bear a son who shall be called Jesus. He holds a lily, a symbol of Mary's purity. The thick wood panel, with shaped arch top, would suggest that this icon was once part of a pair of icons representing the Annunciation and of the type commonly displayed on the Royal doors or Tsar Doors (Tsarskiye Dveri), so