Icon - Christ the Ruler of the World

oil, board, underlay; cover: pr. 84 silver; 17.6 x 13.7 x 2.8 cm;
on the cover in the lower edge punches: sample of silver, city hallmark - Saint George, initials in Cyrillic: ND [Nikolai Dubrovich (active 1822-1855)], goldsmith's initials in Cyrillic "JaM" [Yakov Gierasimov Moiseyev (active late 18th-early 19th century)] and date 1829; two brackets plunged into the icon's stile;
Russia, Moscow, 1829.
Image of the Savior with raised right hand in a gesture of blessing. The arrangement of the fingers refers to the Greek monogram of Christ: IC XC. Two fingers are joined: the thumb and the heart. This makes the index finger and bent middle finger resemble the letters IC. Crossed diagonally, the thumb and the heart, combined with the little finger, form the XC. The arrangement is also interpreted as the duality of Christ's nature: divine and human, and the Trinity. In the left hand, the Savior holds a sphere.
Above the Savior, at the height of the radial nimbus in the cartouche medallions with a monogram, an abbreviation of the name IC XC.
The composition of the dress repoussed in silver surrounds a narrow bordure decorated with rosettes. Particularly noteworthy is the class of workmanship of the silver dress. Preserved original natural patina of time.