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The
Kupyatich Icon is in the form of a small copper cross. The Mother of God is
shown standing, holding the infant-Christ in her arms. The right and left arms
of the cross have medallions containing the busts of, now, unknown Saints,
whilst at the top is a medallion containing an image of what is probably the
Ancient of Days.
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Nevertheless,
in the case of the Kupyatich Cross Icon, its miraculous discovery means this
specific 12th-century crucifix is now honoured as an Icon of the Mother of God.
It has even inspired later, regular-shaped, Icons of the Mother of God standing
before a cross, described as Kupyatich Icons.
Source: https://iconreader.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/kupyatich-cross-icon-of-the-theotokos/
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