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RUSSIAN, MAKER'S MARK MS IN CYRILLIC, CIRCA 1770
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ST. JOHN 'ANGEL OF THE DESERT' AND SCENES OF HIS LIFE WITH A SILVER OKLAD
RUSSIAN, MAKER'S MARK MS IN CYRILLIC, CIRCA 1770
The oversized, winged figure of the Baptist, bearing the sacrificial body of Christ in a chalice and displaying an inscribed scroll; to the left events from his childhood, to the right his Decollation, Offering of his Head to Salome and the Discovery of his Head; the silver-gilt oklad chased in high relief, the halo and border set with paste
17½ x 14 in. (44.4 x 35.6 cm)
RUSSIAN, MAKER'S MARK MS IN CYRILLIC, CIRCA 1770
The oversized, winged figure of the Baptist, bearing the sacrificial body of Christ in a chalice and displaying an inscribed scroll; to the left events from his childhood, to the right his Decollation, Offering of his Head to Salome and the Discovery of his Head; the silver-gilt oklad chased in high relief, the halo and border set with paste
17½ x 14 in. (44.4 x 35.6 cm)
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