Ikon for travelling (Diptychon) · Ethiopia · ID: 3032329
Eduard Hess, Basel, Switzerland
Description
olive wood, painted in distemper on gypsum, Mary with the child flanked by two saints on the inside, a further saint on the inside of the small door wing, wooden frame and door elaborate carved with ornaments, a small brass cross attached, slightly dam., minor missing parts, door on the backside missing;
aside of Ikons of Mary scenes from the lifes of ethiopian saints were the most popular motifs of the painters.
The object Ikon for travelling (Diptychon) with the object ID 3032329 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 261 achieved a sales price of EUR 200.
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Comparing literature
Fisseha, Girma, Äthiopien - Kunst und Geschichte eines Landes, München 1988, p. 27