This beautiful hand-made and hand-painted Russian religious egg is made out of solid wood. The egg is hand painted by a Russian artist who uses gold leaf, paint, and many layers of lacquer to create this beautiful egg. The Russian wooden egg was made in the city of Sergiev Posad, Russia in the Zagorsk region. The egg comes with a hand-made stand and the height of the egg and stand is 5.5". This is a beautiful Russian egg with a theme of Mother and Child. The egg was painted in a Palekh style which is very similar to the original iconography used on all Russian religious icons.