"Saint John The Baptist Icon, Eastern Europe Late 18th / Early 19th Century"
Orthodox icon: Saint John the Baptist The Saint has his face surrounded by a nimbus (halo),holds in front of him a roll of Holy Scripture and a chalice.
In the chalice a figure of a child to whom the Saint gives the sacraments of baptism.
Eastern Europe, Slavic Orthodox country XVIII / XIX century. 35.5x31
(wear, slightly curved board, some traces of old wood-boring holes)
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