# Icon

- By: Ethiopian Orthodox
- Date: Late 17th century
- Medium: Distemper and gesso on wood
- Classification: Paintings
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 19.8 x 33.6 x 2.1 cm (7 13/16 x 13 1/4 x 13/16 in.)
- Culture: Ethiopia
- Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Erwin
- Museum: [Smithsonian Institution](https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7670c5f2e-691e-4937-911a-d2144f7b044e)
- Rights: [CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/25c99b74dc787a81da015fd7ba9b9ad0.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Distemper on wood diptych composed of St. George and the Dragon on the proper right panel, with an equestrian saint on a white horse spearing a serpent on a background of red seperated by a green section. The proper left panel is composed of Mary in a blue shawl/cloak flanked by two archangels with swords. The Christ child in patterned yellow garment sits on Mary's proper left arm, looking at her face and holding a book. Mary has red markings on her cheeks and neck, holds a patterned handkerchief and wears white pleated cap.