Object class: Figure- and animal-derived motifs / Collection place: Russia - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Brass icon, accession number 7-5619, described as Traveling icon, brass; square with St.George spearing dragon; remains of enamel in surface; above right and left are seraphs with Holy Trinity (”Old Testament Trinity”) surmounted by “Veronica’s Veil” in between; height 9.2 cm, width 5.7 cm. Traveling icon used by pilgrims en route to Jerusalem and to Russian shrines; “folk art” made by village smiths and in monasteries.