# Icon

- By: Ethiopian Orthodox
- Date: Early 16th century
- Medium: Distemper and gesso on wood
- Classification: Paintings
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 16.7 x 26.7 x 1.5 cm (6 9/16 x 10 1/2 x 9/16 in.)
- Culture: Ethiopia
- Credit line: Gift of Mary Garland in memory of Robert Lewis Garland
- Museum: [Smithsonian Institution](https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7d8086c15-679a-4afa-b184-c0a059823284)
- Rights: [CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/4b45bd7800c6f2aa82ed65d7a55ca4ab.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Triptych of distemper and gesso on wood. Depicted in the left and right panels: Top register are equestrian Saints on white horses, bottom register, saint with red cloak, book, hand cross and conical hat The central panel is Mary and Christ child flanked by archangels with swords. Mary has a red cloak/shawl and holds the child in her proper right arm.