Description
Silver baptismal horn. Saint Petersburg, 1868. Engraved with an orthodox cross and the inscription in cyrillic characters: "God is merciful and protects children". Title mark: 84 Goldsmith's mark partially legible. Height : 13 cm. Height : 13 cm Weight : 34 g. Small shocks. This horn was used to blow into the nostrils, ears and mouth of the newborn before his baptism to keep the devil away.
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Silver baptismal horn. Saint Petersburg, 1868. Engraved with an orthodox cross and the inscription in cyrillic characters: "God is merciful and protects children". Title mark: 84 Goldsmith's mark partially legible. Height : 13 cm. Height : 13 cm Weight : 34 g. Small shocks. This horn was used to blow into the nostrils, ears and mouth of the newborn before his baptism to keep the devil away.