Addis Ababa, Institute of Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa University · IESMus4186

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Triptych Icon with the Virgin Mary and Christ Child Flanked by Archangels and Saints (center), Twelve Apostles and Saints (left), and Prophets and Saints (right), Ethiopia, mid- to late 15th century, tempera on gesso-primed wood, Addis Ababa, Institute of Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa University, IESMus4186.

ImagePrinted p. 103, cat. 34 (supplied scan PDF p. 103)

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Triptych of the Virgin and Child with apostles and saints

mid- to late 15th century · Ethiopia

Medieval · artifact

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Triptych Icon with the Virgin Mary and Christ Child Flanked by Archangels and Saints (center), Twelve Apostles and Saints (left), and Prophets and Saints (right). mid- to late 15th century; tempera on gesso-primed wood; Ethiopia.

Original catalogue wording

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

Catalogue no. 34: Triptych Icon with the Virgin Mary and Christ Child Flanked by Archangels and Saints (center), Twelve Apostles and Saints (left), and Prophets and Saints (right). mid- to late 15th century; tempera on gesso-primed wood; Ethiopia.

Date: mid- to late 15th century
Object type: Icons & panel paintings
Recorded place: Ethiopia
Holding institution: Addis Ababa, Institute of Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa University
Accession: IESMus4186
Image locator: Printed p. 103, cat. 34 (supplied scan PDF p. 103)