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Richly decorated and silver-plated icon on a wooden background. Richly detailed and elaborately decorated: Russian Orthodox. A saint (Peter?), Sitting on a seat with the cross with three arms. Possible scene from early Christian church history. The church father is flanked by two torch carriers. Dimensions ± 10.5 cm x 14 cm In very good condition. Antique, decorative, collector's item - devotional items. / icons or silver. Three-armed cross and symbolism: The vertical bar symbolizes the family tree of mankind from Adam to the end of time. The small horizontal bar symbolizes the invisible world, the world of the angels. The large bar represents the visible world, the earth, and with it humanity. Christ, by taking upon himself all the sins of mankind, embraced creation and delivered it from original sin. The bottom bar is a feet support; refers to the two robbers who were crucified on the right and left side of Christ. One robber blasphemed Christ, another asked Christ to remember him in His Kingdom; Symbolically interpreted, the crossbar indicates that man is free to be saved: one can ascend into Heaven or descend into hell.
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