Folding Processional Icon in the Shape of a Fan

late 15th century · Gundä Gunde (Ethiopia)

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Plate 1Folding Processional Icon in the Shape of a Fan, Gundä Gunde (Ethiopia), late 15th century, ink and paint on parchment, sinew and cotton thread, Baltimore, The Walters Art Museum, 36.9.

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Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 108, cat. 43 (supplied scan PDF p. 108)

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Catalogue no. 43: Folding Processional Icon in the Shape of a Fan. late 15th century; ink and paint on parchment, sinew and cotton thread; Gundä Gunde (Ethiopia).

Date: late 15th century
Object type: Icons & panel paintings
Recorded place: Gundä Gunde (Ethiopia)
Holding: Baltimore, The Walters Art Museum
Accession: 36.9
Source locator: Printed p. 108, cat. 43 (supplied scan PDF p. 108)
Source citation: Christine Sciacca, ed., Ethiopia at the Crossroads (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023).