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15th-16th century
- Medium
- Wood, paint
- Dimensions
- 52 × 66.8 × 3 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-120161
This is an important Ethiopian Orthodox icon that was once owned by a parsonage. On the proper right panel it depicts the gruesome scene of St. George being chopped into pieces below the twelve apostles and the saint himself killing a dragon. The proper left panel features the Virgin Mary and child with an angel above each shoulder.
Provenance
Gift of Joseph and Patricia Brumit, Conservation of this artwork supported by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee
Registry history
- 15th-16th century — Recorded in the collection of National Museum of African Art
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