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Antique 19c Small Travel Kiot
Goldplated Wood Frame Box
OLD ORIGINALWithout Restoration
Extremely rare travel Kiot for a small travel icon. These icon cases were used by officers of the army and navy, pilgrims, traveling salesmen, train workers.
100% authentic, original old icon Kiot middle 19 centure (size 102 x 114mm)
weight - about 300 gr.thickness - about 47 mm
Please note - the inner size of the frame (for the icon) - 40 x 47 mm.
An important religious artifact Kiot (a special frame box for Orthodox Christian icons). Many Orthodox Christians perceive the icon case as a kind of window, a portal between our material world and the world, in which there are shrines of the Orthodox Christian religion, the images of which, the icons, are inside this icon case.
In 1917 there was a communist revolution in Russia. After this date, the manufacture of icons and religious paraphernalia was a criminal offense. Tens of thousands of churches and monasteries were destroyed, very many icons were burned. Many believers hidden and saved icons. But most of the icon cases were destroyed, because this is an extra volume for the cache. Therefore, original icon cases are now much rarer than original icons.
Perfect quality for an artifact from the middle of the 19th century.
It is a old historical artifact, on an kiot can small damages, holes, damages from insects, small nails in a surface, paint, gilding and wood damages,old artisan repairare possible.
It is a old historical artifact, on an kiots small damages, holes, damages from insects, small nails in a surface, paint and wood damages,slight damages to the gilding on the frameare possible.
Shipment: ONLY the registered airmail with tracing number - $39.90
Air Mail. Worldwide. 22 -28 days to USA. 14 -22 days to Europe
Attention! At me at sale original images are exposed.
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