18th Century Icon: St. Demetrius Slaying Skyloyan | Tempera on Wood African/Tribal Fechin travelled widely and continued

Fechin travelled widely and continued to paint and teach until his death in Santa Monica in 1955

While this statuettes like this were made during the late 19th century and intended to mimic the appearance of ancient bronzes recovered from archaeological sites

The box is in good used condition with a lovely patina of age

symbolizing infinite compassion and insight

an elongated neck

18th Century Icon: St. Demetrius Slaying Skyloyan | Tempera on Wood African/Tribal Fechin travelled widely and continuedTraveling Man Treasures is selling this extremely rare hand painted wood church tile from Thessaloniki, Greece. The gorgeous tile is estimated to be from the mid 18th century, and was created specifically for a Greek Orthodox Church in the area. An earthquake destroyed the church in which it was displayed (date unknown) and this tile was recovered in 1957. The tile is in fair condition as shown and no restoration work has been done on the piece. This