COMES WITH THE CERTIFICATE OF ITS AUTHENTICITY!! he icon’s gold background is from bronze leaf and applied by hand to an antique-looking natural board. COMES WITH THE CERTIFICATE OF IT'S AUTHENTICITY-PLEASE SEE PICTURES  thickness of the icon 1" This icon is a "WINDOW INTO THE ETERNAL"   It evokes the look and feel of an original hand-painted Byzantine icon.  Each icon is a reproduction of an original Byzantine styled icon from a museum or monastery in the Christian East.  This icon was meticulously and reverently created by hand, using traditional forms and materials in a unique and contemporary serigraphic procedure.  Made in Greece!