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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 404183, member: 111&quot;]The icon itself is under the protective cover, it should be a complete painting, though one having only the hands and faces painted might date back to the 19th century (and if actually silver, would expect to see proper marks).</p><p><br /></p><p>While not necessarily suggesting the OP removes the riza herself, if expected to determine its age and authenticity, believe it&#039;s likely that an expert will want to see the actual icon under the riza (suspect there are are knowledgeable folks in the UK who could give it a look)...</p><p><br /></p><p>Bit more information:</p><p><br /></p><p>On spotting a fake:</p><p><a href="https://russianicon.com/antique-russian-icons-how-to-spot-a-fake/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://russianicon.com/antique-russian-icons-how-to-spot-a-fake/" rel="nofollow">https://russianicon.com/antique-russian-icons-how-to-spot-a-fake/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>On forgery of icons (paragraph 13 addresses &quot;flying hands and heads&quot;):</p><p><a href="https://journals.openedition.org/ceroart/1110" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://journals.openedition.org/ceroart/1110" rel="nofollow">https://journals.openedition.org/ceroart/1110</a></p><p><br /></p><p>On the covers:</p><p><a href="https://russianicons.wordpress.com/tag/oklad/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://russianicons.wordpress.com/tag/oklad/" rel="nofollow">https://russianicons.wordpress.com/tag/oklad/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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