The Saviour of the Fiery Eye with silver-gilt oklad, marked T.S. in Cyrillic, St. Petersburg, late 17th Century, with oklad dated 1836

The icon has been inset into another panel and regilded in the 19th century. Some retouchings to the face. In overall good condition. We would advise prospective buyers to view.
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This type of image, which only shows the head and shoulders of Christ, undoubtedly derives from larger portraits of the Pantocrator found in dome and apse mosaics and frescos. All Russian icons of this type refer to the 13^th-century portrait icon of Christ, now in the Kremlin Church of the Annunciation in Moscow. This large icon, which was originally housed in the Cathedral of the Dormition, impresses the viewer with its monumental forms. The stern face of Christ has inspired the image's popular name of Zharoe Oko (Fiery Eye).