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Mid-17th century
- Medium
- Wood, paint, string
- Classification
- Paintings
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 11.6 x 17.1 x 2.1 cm (4 9/16 x 6 3/4 x 13/16 in.) (open)
- Culture
- Ethiopia
- Museum
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Joseph and Patricia Brumit
- Rights
- CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
View at the Smithsonian Institution
About this work
Double sided pendant icon with a single suspension lug with a burned hole, an overall exterior carved with geometric motifs and fiber hinged doors. Side carved roundel: Madonna & child flanked by Archangels Michael and Gabriel; on door: St. George and inscription. Side with two crosses: Crucifixion; on door: ascent from Purgatory, inscription.
