Silver icon with the Annnciation of Panagia. Handmade silver icon on natural wood, made with 925ο silver. The natural wood used for the synthesis of the icon is beech (fagus) from Mount Athos, a wood that is receptive to aging techniques that give the appearance of vintage to the wood, without altering the depicted image.
The depictions of faces, hands, halos or other representations are hand-painted on canvas by specialized iconographers, according to the traditional techniques of Byzantine Iconography. The silver frame of the icon is held by nails to resemble the original icons. On the back side, the icon has a small metal ring made of horseshoe nails so that it can be hung.
The appearance of Archangel Gabriel, the messenger of God, and the announcement of the happy message to Mariam, are presented with reverence and excitement in the icon of the Annunciation. “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus” (Luke 1: 30–31), with these words archangel Gabriel announced Mariam that she would be conceived Jesus Christ.
