A Russian Orthodox wall cross of three-bar form, cast in a bronzed copper alloy. The piece features a central relief of the Crucifixion in the traditional Byzantine-Russian iconographic style. The upper bar depicts the Lord Sabaoth and mourning angels above a titulus reading IНЦИ (INTSY – Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews). The main horizontal bar contains the abbreviations IС and ХС (IS and KhS – Jesus Christ), while the vertical stem is inscribed СНЪ БЖIЙ (SN BZHIY – Son of God). The lower slanted bar, or suppedaneum, bears the inscription НИ КА (NIKA – Victory). A stylized skull of Adam is depicted at the base, flanked by the letters Г А (GA – Golgotha Adam). The reverse has a textured, coarse finish and is fitted with a modern metal hanging bracket.
Height: 35.5 cm
Width: 17.8 cm.
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