Crucifixion

Brass, cast; white and blue enamel; 22.5 x 14.5 cm.
Russia, 19th century.
Scene of the Crucifixion with the figures of the Women on the left side of the cross and the Apostle John and the Roman soldier Longinus on the right.
Above Christ's head - two kneeling angels adoring His robes and Veraikon. At the ends of the horizontal arms of the cross - masks - solar and lunar. At the feet of Jesus a hill with Adam's skull, on the sides visible buildings of Jerusalem. On the back of the cross an engraved floral decoration: acanthus, festoons of ribbons and cords.