About this work
An early 18th-century Ethiopian double diptych icon pendant of wood, tempera pigment, and string (9.5 x 15.2 x 14 cm open), from the Central and Northern Highlands, attributed to the Amhara or Tigrinya peoples.
Original catalogue wording
An early 18th-century Ethiopian double diptych icon pendant of wood, tempera pigment, and string (9.5 x 15.2 x 14 cm open), from the Central and Northern Highlands, attributed to the Amhara or Tigrinya peoples. Its panels carry Christian imagery including the Virgin Mary, Christ, the Crucifixion, and Saint George on horseback. Acquired through the Rogers Fund, 1997 (1997.81.1).
Source classification: diptych icon
- Date
- early 18th century
- Object type
- Icons & panel paintings
- Recorded place
- Central and Northern Highlands
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Accession
- 1997.81.1