Icon from the European area, possibly Poland or Ukraine, from the 19th century."Christ Pantocrator".Painting on wood. Brass oklad. Cloth on reverse.In need of general cleaning. Cloth in bad condition. Wear and tear. Measurements: 22 x 18 cm.Russian icon, painted on wood, representing "God Pantocrator". With embossed and chiselled brass oklad. Wood covered with fabric. Ancient icon "of Christ Pantocrator", depicting Jesus half-length, in the frontal and hieratic face with expressive intensity. Christ holds the open book of the Gospel in his left hand, facing the congregation, and with his right hand, according to the Orthodox/Byzantine rite, he blesses with an open palm and the joint of the thumb and ring finger. In this type of icon the ineffable reality of God made Man is expressed.