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<p>[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 292746, member: 55"]Yes. With the very similar Greek Orthodox icons, this would not be a frame protecting a painting, but is just the way the icon was made, consisting of metal parts with painted faces.</p><p>Whether the faces were attached on the back or the front, they were not intended to be removed; there would not be a complete full-size painting behind the metal.</p><p>Attempting to separate the faces from the metal would indeed destroy any value.</p><p>This depicts the Theotokos, Mary, mother of Jesus; and the words likely say only that.</p><p>(Sniped by Any Jewelry)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 292746, member: 55"]Yes. With the very similar Greek Orthodox icons, this would not be a frame protecting a painting, but is just the way the icon was made, consisting of metal parts with painted faces. Whether the faces were attached on the back or the front, they were not intended to be removed; there would not be a complete full-size painting behind the metal. Attempting to separate the faces from the metal would indeed destroy any value. This depicts the Theotokos, Mary, mother of Jesus; and the words likely say only that. (Sniped by Any Jewelry)[/QUOTE]
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