18th Century Eastern Orthodox Tempera Icon of St. John the Baptist workstation MM - 13472 - 052225

MM - 13472 - 052225

Antique floor-length rolling dental lamp

Exhibits minor signs of wear including rust and dents from where this sign was mounted

foliate medallions

Unmarked landscape lamp in the form of a mountain or butte

18th Century Eastern Orthodox Tempera Icon of St. John the Baptist workstation MM - 13472 - 052225Tempera painted icon on wood depicting St. John the Baptist, shown in a traditional pose holding a platter with his severed head a symbolic reference to his martyrdom by beheading. Above him appears Christ, accompanied by a rare depiction of God the Father, rendered in the Biblical description of "a voice without form." The saint's visage is framed by an applied repouss tin halo with vine and floral ornament, a characteristic embellishment of regional