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Contemporary wooden icon, bound in leather, with embossed decoration of geometric bands and a central cross on either side. On the interior are polychrome paintings subdivided into six rectangles showing scenes mainly from the life of Christ. On the left hand side scenes include Saint George and the Dragon, and on the right hand side scenes include Mary and child.

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