Religious item what is it

[jtw1313]

Can anyone help with information on this. I believe it is made out of bronze

 

[Red-Coat]

Google for "Russian Orthodox Traveling Icon". They sometimes have four panels rather than two... but check for signs that there are none missing from yours. Some have three panels, with two of them opening like a window.

 

[jtw1313]

Thank you redcoat I don’t see any place for any more hinges. It seems the one piece fits nicely into other so I believe it is all intact

 

[Mackaydon]

[FONT=&quot]The top image is the Crucifixion, with a tiny image of the “Not Made by Hands” image of Jesus just above the cross.
The upper left image is the Annunciation to Mary
The upper right image is the Birth of Jesus.
The lower left image is the Birth of the Mother of God (Mary).
The lower right image is the Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple.
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[Mackaydon]

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[FONT=&quot]At top is the New Testament Trinity, with the inscription, “He Ascended into Heaven and Sits at the Right Hand of the Father.”
Left: The Meeting of Jesus in the Temple.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Right: The Theophany, that is the Baptism of Jesus
Lower Left: The Transfiguration of Jesus.
Lower Right: The Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem.
Don.......[/FONT]

 

[Mackaydon]

What you have is two of the four panel (quadriptych) display. The other two panels look like this:

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[Mackaydon]

On one of your reverse images is the Cross of Golgotha; [FONT=&quot]the place (sometimes called Calvary) where Jesus was crucified – a hill outside what was then the wall of Jerusalem.
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