Russian Orthodox multi-register panel icon executed in tempera and gold leaf on a wooden panel, dated 1904. The composition is organized into several distinct compartments: the upper left corner features a large bust of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker; the lower left corner depicts the Virgin Hodegetria (Theotokos) with the Christ Child. The central section contains two vertical registers displaying ten standing saints. The right side is divided into three tiers featuring a male saint, a female martyr, and St. George slaying the dragon at the bottom. The reverse of the dark wood panel bears extensive handwritten Cyrillic inscriptions in white pigment, including the name Kravchenko Pavla P. (????????? ????? ?.). Duplicate certificate issued by the Ministry of Culture of the USSR for a Russian icon. It certifies a 19th-century miniature egg tempera icon featuring various saints and scenes. The document is dated August 1971.

Dimensions: 10.5"H
Weight: 1.6 lbs.

Good.