Icon

Object Details

Ethiopian Orthodox

Label Text

This large icon, meant to be seen by many people, was carried in church processions on holy days. The subject of Christ crowned with thorns and flanked by tormentors was modeled after Ethiopia's famous imperial icon that was carried into battle by the emperor's army.

Description

Diptych with a half figure of Christ crowned with thorns, flanked by two small men in Turkish costume striking his head, Descent from the Cross with Mary twice, Joseph of Arimithea, Nicodemus, Salome and Elizabeth. The diptych icon has iron hinges, a hand hammered clasp and a leather bound back.

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

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Credit Line

Gift of Joseph and Patricia Brumit

After 1700

Object number

2004-7-3

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

Wood, paint, leather, iron

Dimensions

H x W x D: 67 x 81 x 3.4 cm (26 3/8 x 31 7/8 x 1 5/16 in.)

Geography

Ethiopia

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Topic

Writing

cross

ladder

male

female

Record ID

nmafa_2004-7-3

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys750c80da5-049f-48f1-a1f2-6f602d453b56