GREEK ORTHODOX ICON OF JOHN THE BAPTIST
17TH/ EARLY 18TH CENTURY
£580
Auction: Select Property from Towie Barclay Castle, Aberdeenshire - 27th March 2024 at 10am
Description
John the Baptist depicted with wings as a divine messenger and wearing a animal skins beneath a green draped robe, holding a scroll in his hand as he addresses Christ in heaven, his severed head at his feet on a platter encircled by a gilt halo
Dimensions
44cm high, 26cm wide
Provenance
Karen and the late Marc Ellington, Towie Barclay Castle, Aberdeenshire