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Lot 394
An Antique Byzantine Icon, The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
19th century, tempera and gilt on panel, appears unsigned, the composition center with two saintly bishops holding the "True and Life Giving Cross," flanked by Saint Helena and her son Roman Emperor Constantine, all posed in front of the Church of the Holy Resurrection, retains a signed Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania stamp to verso.

19 3/4 x 14 1/2 in.

From the Collection of the late Keith Stanley, Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies at Duke University, North Carolina

Some scuffs and small areas of paint loss; drying crackle to painted surfaces; panel having convex warp.