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Ethiopian Orthodox

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.

Date

15th-16th century

Type

Painting

Medium

Wood, paint

Department

NMAfA

Institution

National Museum of African Art

Object number

nmafa_2004-7-2

Credit

Gift of Joseph and Patricia Brumit, Conservation of this artwork supported by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee