The Peabody Essex Museum · E67887

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Triptych Icon with the Virgin Mary and Christ Child (center), the Descent into Limbo (left), and the Crucifixion (right), Ethiopia, 17th century, tempera on wood, The Peabody Essex Museum, E67887.

Kathy Tarantola

ImagePrinted p. 307, cat. 189 (supplied scan PDF p. 304)

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Triptych Icon with the Virgin Mary and Christ Child (center), the Descent into Limbo (left), and the Crucifixion (right)

17th century · Ethiopia

Modern · artifact

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Triptych Icon with the Virgin Mary and Christ Child (center), the Descent into Limbo (left), and the Crucifixion (right). 17th century; tempera on wood; Ethiopia.

Original catalogue wording

Catalogue no. 189: Triptych Icon with the Virgin Mary and Christ Child (center), the Descent into Limbo (left), and the Crucifixion (right). 17th century; tempera on wood; Ethiopia.

Date: 17th century
Object type: Icons & panel paintings
Recorded place: Ethiopia
Holding institution: The Peabody Essex Museum
Accession: E67887
Image locator: Printed p. 307, cat. 189 (supplied scan PDF p. 304)