1471 - A GIFT FROM NICHOLAS II TO THE 160TH ABKHAZIAN INFANTRY REGIMENT: A SMALL ICON DEPICTING THE MANDYLION. Russian, 1904. Tempera on wood panel, the reverse covered with velvet. Incised with the number 'N6' in the lower right corner. The reverse features a plaque bearing the Cyrillic dedicatory inscription: “A blessing from Their Majesties for the campaign of 1904 to the 160th Abkhazian Infantry Regiment.” Minor areas of retouching. 13.1 x 10.9 cm. The 160th Abkhazian Infantry Regiment of the Imperial Russian Army was formed in the Caucasus in 1863 and belonged to the 40th Infantry Division. From the 1890s onward, the regiment was stationed in Gomel in the Mogilev Governorate. Its regimental church, dedicated to Saint George the Victorious, was also located there and, in 1903, was moved from the cemetery church—which had become too small—to the barracks in the center of Gomel. At the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, it initially detached one company to reinforce the 4th East Siberian Rifle Regiment. The years 1903–1905 were of particular significance for the regiment. Following the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, it initially detached one company to reinforce the 4th East Siberian Rifle Regiment. At Easter 1904, the regiment was still stationed at its garrison in Gomel. In December 1904, Emperor Nicholas II personally inspected the 159th Gurian and 160th Abkhazian Infantry Regiments near Bobruisk. At the beginning of 1905, the entire Abkhazian Regiment was finally deployed to the Far Eastern theater of war. There, it was primarily engaged in the construction and reinforcement of the Gunzhulin position, building extensive trenches and fortifications stretching over several kilometers; reconnaissance and security detachments from the regiment repeatedly engaged Japanese units.

A GIFT FROM NICHOLAS II TO THE 160TH ABKHAZIAN INFANTRY REGIMENT: A SMALL ICON DEPICTING THE MANDYLION. Russian, 1904. Tempera on wood panel, the reverse covered with velvet. Incised with the number 'N6' in the lower right corner. The reverse features a plaque bearing the Cyrillic dedicatory inscription: “A blessing from Their Majesties for the campaign of 1904 to the 160th Abkhazian Infantry Regiment.” Minor areas of retouching. 13.1 x 10.9 cm. The 160th Abkhazian Infantry Regiment of the Imperial Russian Army was formed in the Caucasus in 1863 and belonged to the 40th Infantry Division. From the 1890s onward, the regiment was stationed in Gomel in the Mogilev Governorate. Its regimental church, dedicated to Saint George the Victorious, was also located there and, in 1903, was moved from the cemetery church—which had become too small—to the barracks in the center of Gomel. At the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, it initially detached one company to reinforce the 4th East Siberian Rifle Regiment. The years 1903–1905 were of particular significance for the regiment. Following the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, it initially detached one company to reinforce the 4th East Siberian Rifle Regiment. At Easter 1904, the regiment was still stationed at its garrison in Gomel. In December 1904, Emperor Nicholas II personally inspected the 159th Gurian and 160th Abkhazian Infantry Regiments near Bobruisk. At the beginning of 1905, the entire Abkhazian Regiment was finally deployed to the Far Eastern theater of war. There, it was primarily engaged in the construction and reinforcement of the Gunzhulin position, building extensive trenches and fortifications stretching over several kilometers; reconnaissance and security detachments from the regiment repeatedly engaged Japanese units. GIFT FROM NICHOLAS II TO THE 160TH ABCHAZIAN INFANTRY REGIMENT: SMALL ICON WITH THE MANDYLION Russia, 1904 Wooden panel, with a velvet backing on the reverse. Egg tempera on a chalk ground. 13.1 x 10.9 cm. Number 'N6' incised in the lower right corner. Plaque applied to the reverse with a Cyrillic dedication inscription: 'Blessings from Their Majesties for the 1904 campaign to the 160th Abkhazian Infantry Regiment.' The 160th Abkhazian Infantry Regiment of the Imperial Russian Army was formed in the Caucasus in 1863 and belonged to the 40th Infantry Division. Since the 1890s, the regiment had been stationed in Gomel in the Mogilev Governorate. Its regimental church, dedicated to St. George the Victorious, was also located there; in 1903, it was moved from the cemetery church—which had become too small—to the barracks in the center of Gomel. The years 1903–1905 were of particular significance for the regiment. With the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, it initially detached a company to reinforce the 4th East Siberian Rifle Regiment. At Easter 1904, the regiment was still at its garrison in Gomel. In December 1904, Emperor Nicholas II personally inspected the 159th Gurian and the 160th Abkhazian Infantry Regiments near Bobruisk. In early 1905, the entire Abkhazian Regiment was finally deployed to the Far Eastern theater of war. There, it was primarily deployed in the expansion of the Gunzhulin position and constructed trenches and fortifications stretching over several kilometers; the regiment’s reconnaissance and security detachments repeatedly engaged in skirmishes with Japanese units. Minor revisions.