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SILVER ICON OF SAINT ISAAC THE SYRIAN (ISAAC OF NINEVEH)
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214
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SILVER ICON OF SAINT ISAAC THE SYRIAN (ISAAC OF NINEVEH)
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
SILVER ICON OF SAINT ISAAC THE SYRIAN (ISAAC OF NINEVEH)
The Levant, 19th century
The leaf is worked in repoussé; the saint is depicted in bust form holding a scroll inscribed in Arabic, set against a floral background, mounted on a panel, with small indentations.
Dimensions: 28.5 x 21.3 cm
Inscription:
بكثرة التجارب و المحن ينبغي لنا أن ندخل إلى ملكوت السماوات (bi kuthrat al-tajarib wa’l-mahn yanbaghi la-na an nadkhul ila malkuta al-samawat) – ‘It is through numerous trials and tribulations that we must enter the Kingdom of Heaven.’
A silver repoussé icon of St Isaac the Syrian,
Ottoman Levant, 19th century
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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