St. John The Baptist, handmade Russian icon, Moscow. Late 18th and early 19th Century. POLISH ICON the coins bore the likeness

the coins bore the likeness of the Phoenician god Melqart or Baal

yet the frequency of depiction of the Resurrection pales into quite modest compared with the countless images of his terrible death

“the golden lamp”

the Bahá'í Faith

The borders overlaid with an ornate silver repoussé frame and the figures with applied silver halos

St. John The Baptist, handmade Russian icon, Moscow. Late 18th and early 19th Century. POLISH ICON the coins bore the likenessIcon of St. John The Baptist. Handmade Russian icon, Moscow. Late 18th and early 19th C. (1780 1800) The icon is in very good condition. It is made in four different levels, First wood, second canvas, third gold leaf and fourth the painting level. Size: 32. 5x28 cm, 12. 7x11 inch. John the Baptist is mentioned by the Jewish historian Josephus and revered as a major religious figure in Christianity, Islam, the Bah' Faith, and Mandaeism. He is called a