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Folding triptych icon "Deesis" nine-figure, inv. no. Вст. 24588 М-2377: photo 1 of 5
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Metal · Church plate

Folding triptych icon "Deesis" nine-figure

Inv. no. Вст. 24588 М-2377 · Metal

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities

The folding icon is a triptych, made of yellow metal, square in form. At the top of the central leaf, on either side, are loops for hanging. Full description

Date
18th century
Material
Metal
Technique
Casting, engraving
Dimensions
17 × 6.5 × 0.7 cm

Photo: M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum · CC BY 4.0

Description

The folding icon is a triptych, made of yellow metal, square in form. At the top of the central leaf, on either side, are loops for hanging. The leaves are joined by a hinged mount, with a low rim, a frame, and a shallow recessed "ark." On the central leaf is the icon "Deesis." At its center, Jesus Christ is shown enthroned, blessing with his right hand and holding an open Gospel in his left. To the left and right of Christ's cruciform halo is the Church Slavonic inscription: "Jesus Christ, Lord Pantocrator." To the right and left of Christ are the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist, holding unfurled scrolls in their hands. On the left leaf are shown selected saints: Metropolitan Pimen (Philip), Nicholas the Wonderworker, and John the Theologian; on the right leaf, the Guardian Angel and Saints Zosima and Sabbatius of Solovki. All the figures are shown full-length.

The folding icon belonged to the collection of the Sloboda Ukraine Museum named after H. S. Skovoroda.

Record

Inventory number
Вст. 24588 М-2377
Title
Folding triptych icon "Deesis" nine-figure
Collection group
Metal · Church plate
Date
18th century
Material
Metal
Technique
Casting, engraving
Dimensions
17 × 6.5 × 0.7 cm
Digitisation
Project “Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities”, 2026
Tradition
Old Believers

Updated 15 Oct 2026

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