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19C RUSSIAN ORTHODOX ICON THE MOTHER OF GOD THE BURNING BUSH - A 19th-century Russian Orthodox icon depicting the Mother of God of the ”Burning Bush” (Neopalimaya Kupina), executed in egg tempera and gesso on a flat wooden panel. The complex, multi-figural composition centers on a half-length depiction of the Virgin Mary and Christ Child enclosed within a superimposed eight-pointed star consisting of contrasting red and dark green quadrangles. The points of the star and the surrounding spaces are filled with detailed depictions of angels, the symbols of the four Evangelists, and various Old Testament prophets, all rendered in vivid polychrome pigments with gold halos. The scene is bordered by a wide brown margin bearing extensive Church Slavonic text, edged in red paint. The reverse of the solid wood panel features two traditional inset horizontal splines and has been fitted with a later wire hanger. antique religious art, neopalimaya kupina, eastern christian, tempera painting, orthodox relic, marian iconography, slavonic script, provincial workshop. Dimensions 12 3/8 x 10 1/2 x 1 1/8 in (31,5 x 27 x 3 cm). Condition Overall good antique condition. The painted surface remains highly vibrant, exhibiting minimal wear and fine, stable natural craquelure. The solid wood panel is structurally sound and retains its two original inset horizontal splines on the reverse. The back features modern wire hanging hardware secured with screws and applied felt pads. Condition is consistent with age.