Icon depicting Saint Nilus and other Saints - Early 20th century

Height × width: 15.5 × 10.5 cm Weight: 313 g.
Bronze casting with polychrome enamels
All the saints, identified by inscriptions bearing their names, are depicted in supplication before the image of the Pantocrator placed in the upper part of the composition, above the clouds. This icon belongs to the group of Russian Old Believer icons, produced in series from the 17th century onward and characterized by a strict adherence to the canons of the Byzantine tradition. These artifacts, often made of bronze and sometimes enriched with colored enamels, were generally small in size and intended for private devotion. Their portability made them easy to carry and, if necessary, to conceal, thus meeting the religious needs of a community that, following the schism known as the Raskol, experienced periods of persecution by the official Russian Orthodox Church.



Item condition grading: **** good.
The icon is in a good state of preservation with the normal wear and defects commensurate with its age and use over time.