A SMALL ICON SHOWING THE NATIVITY OF THE MOTHER OF GOD WITH A SILVER OKLAD Fabergé

A SMALL ICON SHOWING THE NATIVITY OF THE MOTHER OF GOD WITH A SILVER OKLAD FabergéA SMALL ICON SHOWING THE NATIVITY OF THE MOTHER OF GOD WITH A SILVER OKLAD Russian, early 19th century (icon), Russian, Saratov, 1834 (oklad) Tempera on wood panel. Finely executed in great detail with golden haloes on a gold ground. Two selected saints on the borders: St. John the Forerunner and St. Alexander Nevsky. Overlaid with a chased and embossed silver oklad. Marked with city hallmark, assayer's mark, 84 standard and master's mark 'JC'. 15. 8

and keep him secure till my second appearing

largely an Eastern Orthodox or Eastern Catholic theological conception

The first distinctively Roman silver coin appeared around 226 BC

Composed of a large central panel depicting at top Christ the Lord Almighty and below the Nativity of Christ

Pottery was produced in enormous quantities in ancient Rome

Size: 31x26 cm

as they had already shown consternation at Jesus’ insistence in returning to Judea due to the Jews’ threats

archaeologists often prefer the term "Eneolithic" to "Chalcolithic" or other alternatives

Size: height= 16

Beginning in the second year and continuing into the final year

Another version brought to Moscow in 1661 became famous and resulted in many Russian copies

allowing for the greater mingling of cultures and increased demand for art to decorate royal palaces and important cities