A tryptich icon of Kazan Mother of God - Seven Sleepers of Ephesus - chosen saints Maria, Afanasiy, Basil and Medost with Guardian-Angel.

Leaf gold, egg tempera, gesso on wood panel. 35,5Х31. Russia, Volga region (Syzran?), second half of XIX century. Perfect preservation. To its function the icon is a phylactery in common life. The Mother of the God of Kazan worshiped as patroness from fire, wastre, and eye deseases. The rare composition with "sleepers" is a medium of children"s praying. Saints Basil and Medost are the patrons of household and agriculture. A unique in composition and highly pictorial valued ancient monument.