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This vertical image displays a modern Eastern Orthodox icon, depicting the Virgin Mary (Theotokos) holding the Child Jesus. The icon is crafted in a mixed-media style, featuring painted faces and hands combined with a metallic bas-relief overlay (oklad or riza) for the garments and background. The primary subjects are Mary, positioned on the left, and the Child Jesus on her right. Mary looks towards the viewer with a serene, slightly melancholic expression, her head gently tilted. The Child Jesus, held by Mary, also gazes calmly towards the viewer. Both figures are adorned with gold-colored halos, each embellished with prominent blue imitation jewels—six on Mary's halo and three visible on Jesus's. The metallic overlay is predominantly silver-toned with intricate gold accents, highlighting the borders of the icon, the halos, and various elements of the figures' attire. The background of the metallic relief features a detailed, textured, grid-like pattern, while the garments exhibit floral and ornamental motifs. Visible Greek abbreviations include "IC XC" (Iota Sigma, Chi Xi), signifying "Jesus Christ," positioned vertically above Jesus's right shoulder (viewer's left). On either side of Mary's halo, "ΜΡ ΘΥ" (Mu Rho, Theta Upsilon), an abbreviation for "Mother of God," is inscribed. The icon is mounted on a dark reddish-brown wooden plaque with a smoothly rounded top edge. In the background, partially visible on the left, is another piece of religious art, possibly an icon or fresco, featuring a gold cross on a white circle against a blue and gold patterned background. To the right, several light-colored, rustic wooden elements, possibly part of a stand or decorative frame, are visible. The overall scene conveys an atmosphere of traditional religious devotion in an indoor setting, with the given location context of Minsk, Belarus.
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582A5
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1,907
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Revenue
+$0.01
TVL
$0.12
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