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National Museum of African Art

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Ethiopian Orthodox
Label Text
Devout individuals have commissioned icons (wood panel paintings) as gifts to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church since the 15th century. The icon was believed to carry the peoples' prayers for mercy and healing directly to the depicted saint--most often Mary with the infant Christ. The archangels, Michael and Gabriel, stand next to Mary, and Saint George often rides a white horse on the opposite panel. Small icons may have been worn around the neck suspended in cloth or leather bags or by a cord through a wood cylinder.
Description
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.
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.
Side with two crosses: Crucifixion; on door: ascent from Purgatory, inscription.
Provenance
Joseph and Patricia Brumit, Sun City West, 1968 to 2004
Exhibition History
BIG/small, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., January 17-July 23, 2006
Credit Line
Gift of Joseph and Patricia Brumit
Mid-17th century
Object number
2004-7-6
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Painting
Medium
Wood, paint, string
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)
Geography
Ethiopia
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National Museum of African Art Collection
National Museum of African Art
Topic
equestrian
mother and child
Writing
cross
horse
Record ID
nmafa_2004-7-6
Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys749c06a0a-db79-4674-bdeb-6e7bc1b67a08
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