Head of Christ, Greek or Russian icon

An image of Icon. Head of Christ. Unknown painter, Greek or Russian. Oil on panel, height 20.3 cm, width 16 cm, late 16th or early 17th century.

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Icon. Head of Christ. Unknown painter, Greek or Russian. Oil on panel, height 20.3 cm, width 16 cm, late 16th or early 17th century.

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Accession Number: PD.10-1949
ACD Systems Digital Imaging
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Douglas Atfield
Image height: 1381 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Filesize: 355.72kB

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16th Century 17th Century _WF_AdOK _WF_Doug_Atfield _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC Christ Christianity Fitz_PDP gold Greek icon ikon Jesus oil on panel painting panel religion religious Russian

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