Folded Greeting Card

Christ Pantocrator Silver Oklad Riza Russian Icon fine art card. Salvator Mundi ... Christ as Saviour of the World ... With His right hand raised in THE BLESSING, His left hand holding THE WORLD. A RUSSIAN ORTHODOX ICON OF CHRIST PANTOCRATOR (ALMIGHTY) IN GILT SILVER OKLAD ST. PETERSBURG C. 1872 ... the oklad finely chased and repoussé with borders and halo decorated with mediaeval knot ornament, struck with the maker`s mark initials in Cyrillic A.M.G. the assayer`s mark initials in Cyrillic I.E. 1872, 84 standard. Egg tempera and gesso on wood panel. Two insert splints on top and bottom edges. 26.7 x 22.2 cm (10 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.) While the source says Christ Pantocrator (Almighty) where Christ usually holds the Bible with a cross ... New Testament GOSPELS of which He is the Teacher, here He is actually holding The World and thus also is Salvator Mundi ... Saviour of the World, His right hand raised in The Blessing (also the sign of Teaching.) His Halo is 'Cruciform' (having The Cross) with Greek letters O, omega, N meaning the name of God "I AM" or YAHWEH ... to show that the Christian God is the same God found in the Old Testament. Here, Jesus is Enthroned as King of Heaven. Psalm 23 21st Century King James Version (KJ21) 23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul; He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.