Ethiopian Orthodox Christian Paintings, Yeha, Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Date not recorded · artifact

About this work

In his Footprint East Africa Handbook, 7th Edition , Michael Hodd identifies the building housing these paintings as an " Iqa-bet , a two-story stone storage building, which contains religious artifacts."

Original catalogue wording

In his Footprint East Africa Handbook, 7th Edition , Michael Hodd identifies the building housing these paintings as an " Iqa-bet , a two-story stone storage building, which contains religious artifacts." The building is next to the Church of Abba Afse, Yeha, Tigray Region, northern Ethiopia. Center: Virgin Mary and Jesus. Dates and provenance unknown to me.

Source classification: sacred art

Date
Not recorded in the catalogue
Object type
Sacred art
Recorded place
Ethiopia