Russian Staurotheke icon - The Crucifixion with Mourners

A Staurotheke icon, meaning "Holder of the Cross" in Greek, is a sacred wooden icon, often associated with Old Believers. It features a central brass crucifix, set into a gessoed wood panel, depicting the Crucifixion. Surrounding the cross is a painted scenes of the five mourners: on the left - the Virgin Mary, St. Mary Magdalene, and on the right - St. John the Apostel and St. Longinus the Centurian, with the walls of Jerusalem behind them.