World's largest amber panel displayed in Kaliningrad

The famous amber panel "Rus" by St. Petersburg restorer and artist Alexander Zhuravlyov (1943-2009) has been put on display in the Kaliningrad Museum of Amber. Zhurvalyov dedicated 16 years to restoring the Amber Room in Catherine's Palace near St. Petersburg.

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The famous amber panel "Rus" by St. Petersburg restorer and artist Alexander Zhuravlyov (1943-2009) has been put on display in the Kaliningrad Museum of Amber. Zhurvalyov dedicated 16 years to restoring the Amber Room in Catherine's Palace near St. Petersburg.

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This is the largest amber panel in the world. The panel weights 70 kilograms and is 276 centimeters by 156 centimeters in size.

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The panel is made up of 2,984 elements, each with its own number. The masterpiece features elements made of mammoth tusks and rare white amber.

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The panel was made using Florentine mosaic and classical techniques.

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The panel is a visual display of musings about Russian culture: the old fighter is the defender of Russia.

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The woman with a child is a symbol of life.

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A canonical image of Saint George the Dragon Slayer tops the panel.