Product Description
Do Not Weep for Me, O My Mother (Не Рыдай Мене, Мати) brass and deep blue enamel icon. Against the background of the Crucifixion cross, this deeply emotional icon depicts the Mother of God profoundly grieving Her son as She holds His body in the tomb. A symbolic representation of the coffin is in the lower part and the prayer in Slavonic "Do not weep for me, O my mother, when you see me in the tomb". Other inscriptions include "Son of God", "Jesus Christ" and "Mother of God".
Moscow, mid to late 19th century. High relief brass casting, hand enameling. 3⅝” x 4¼” (9.21 x 10.8 cm). 9.3oz. (264 grams). Excellent condition (barely legible remnant of the icon's title on the back). 1 only.
