About this work
A late 17th-century Amhara icon triptych of wood, tempera, and cord from the southern Lake Tana region of Ethiopia (70 x 56.3 x 12.1 cm on mount), depicting the monastic leader Ewosṭatewos with eight of his disciples.
Original catalogue wording
A late 17th-century Amhara icon triptych of wood, tempera, and cord from the southern Lake Tana region of Ethiopia (70 x 56.3 x 12.1 cm on mount), depicting the monastic leader Ewosṭatewos with eight of his disciples. The Met attributes it to a Northern Highlands artist; acquired through the Louis V. Bell Fund, 2006 (2006.98).
Source classification: icon triptych
- Date
- late 17th century
- Object type
- Icons & panel paintings
- Recorded place
- southern Lake Tana region
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Accession
- 2006.98