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AUCTION 51: A NEW YORK ART AND COLLECTIBLES SALE
Lot 83:
A lot of two Russian Orthodox icons.
The first depicts the two founders of the Solovetsky Monastery located on the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea. On the left is Saint Zosimas of Slovki, a Russian hermit venerated as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church. On the right is Saint Sabbatius of Solovki, a Russian monk canonized as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church.
The second depicts Christ Pantocrator, a specific depiction in Christian iconography. Pantocrator of Pantokrator, literally ruler of all, but usually translated as "Almighty" or "all-powerful", is derived from one of many names of God in Judaism.
Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 7 in., (22.2 x 17.8 cm.)
Condition: Both with some paint and wood chipping, especially along edges and corners. Some fading to paint due to age. Image of Jesus has some warping to wood.
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