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THE VIRGIN DEPICTED WITH 'THE LADDER TO SAFETY' WITH EIGHT GUARDIAN ANGELS IN THE SPANDRELS, THE CYRILLIC INSCRIPTION SO DESCRIBES THE MOTHER OF GOD, THE SILVER OKLAD WITH MOSCOW HALLMARKS FOR 1859 -- 22X17CM. SEE ILLUSTRATION
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The Mother of God, Protectress against Fire
the Virgin depicted with 'the ladder to safety' with eight guardian angels in the spandrels, the Cyrillic inscription so describes the Mother of God, the silver oklad with Moscow hallmarks for 1859 -- 22x17cm.
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the Virgin depicted with 'the ladder to safety' with eight guardian angels in the spandrels, the Cyrillic inscription so describes the Mother of God, the silver oklad with Moscow hallmarks for 1859 -- 22x17cm.
See Illustration
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Legend has it that if property is wholly consumed in a fire, all life in the building would be saved and the icon, the only inanimate object, would survive intact and undamaged.