Institute of Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa University · IESMus6617

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Triptych Icon with the Virgin Mary and Christ Child Flanked by Archangels (center), Twelve Apostles and Saint George (left), and Fifteen Prophets and Patriarchs (right), Ethiopia, late 15th-early 16th century, tempera on gesso-primed wood, Institute of Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa University, IESMus6617.

ImagePrinted p. 285, cat. 180 (supplied scan PDF p. 282)

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Triptych of the Virgin and Child with Saint George

late 15th-early 16th century · Ethiopia

Medieval · artifact

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Triptych Icon with the Virgin Mary and Christ Child Flanked by Archangels (center), Twelve Apostles and Saint George (left), and Fifteen Prophets and Patriarchs (right). late 15th-early 16th century; tempera on gesso-primed wood; Ethiopia.

Original catalogue wording

Triptych Icon with the Virgin Mary and Christ Child Flanked by Archangels (center), Twelve Apostles and Saint George (left), and Fifteen Prophets and Patriarchs (right)

Catalogue no. 180: Triptych Icon with the Virgin Mary and Christ Child Flanked by Archangels (center), Twelve Apostles and Saint George (left), and Fifteen Prophets and Patriarchs (right). late 15th-early 16th century; tempera on gesso-primed wood; Ethiopia.

Date: late 15th-early 16th century
Object type: Icons & panel paintings
Recorded place: Ethiopia
Holding institution: Institute of Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa University
Accession: IESMus6617
Image locator: Printed p. 285, cat. 180 (supplied scan PDF p. 282)