Antique travel icon Saint Nicholas bronze 19th century 5x3.5 cm
Antique travel icon Saint Nicholas bronze 19th century 5x3.5 cm. The travel icon depicts Saint Nicholas, one of the most widespread iconographic subjects. He is remembered as a defender of the Christian Church, for his opposition against heresies. Travel icons became widespread when they began to mass-produce them with various metals, which could be bronze, copper, silver and brass.The advantages of these icons were easy transportability, affordable cost and modest weight.The faithful could thus...
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Antique travel icon Saint Nicholas bronze 19th century 5x3.5 cm. The travel icon depicts Saint Nicholas, one of the most widespread iconographic subjects. He is remembered as a defender of the Christian Church, for his opposition against heresies. Travel icons became widespread when they began to mass-produce them with various metals, which could be bronze, copper, silver and brass.The advantages of these icons were easy transportability, affordable cost and modest weight.The faithful could thus enjoy the beneficial protection of the Saints on any occasion: in daily work, in travel, in wars and in personal intimacy. The travel saint icon is shipped in an elegant box together with an appraisal carried out by an expert. The icon dates back to the 19th century and comes from Moscow. Measures 5x3.5 cm
