According to information written in Ukrainian on two of its paper labels, this icon comes from the iconostasis of a Ukrainian church. The style of the icon seems to have been influenced by Russian iconography. The form of the letters on the inscription hints at an 17^th or 18^th Century iconographer. The scene displayed is the Dormition of the Theotokos, which is a popular Eastern Orthodox celebration of the "falling asleep" (death) of the Virgin Mary, which is believed to have been on August 15^th. As shown, the apostles are believed to have been miraculously transported from all over the world to be by her side. (Ukrainian)

Owned and used in Rajasthan, India, this wooden shrine was painted and carved with local tools and materials. A traditional bard travels from village to village, with such a shrine box. He sets up under a tree in a triangle or on a porch and, for donations, sings or recites the Ramayana story using the painted panels of the shrine box as reference. At the center are three images of Rama, Sita and Laxmana, the heroes of the story. (Rajasthani)

This icon is of Slavic (probably East Slavic) origin, dating to the late 18^th - 19^th century. (Ukrainian)