Ethiopian Coptic Orthodox Icon Painting
Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
Late 19th - Early 20th century
Wood, goatskin, pigment
Height: 26,7cm
Length: 45,7cm
Collection Date: 2023
Collection Number: 358

Ex. Nick Meijer Collection: Rotterdam, Netherlands: Collected between 1970 - 2020 (2023)

Tempura painting on parchment goatskin mounted on a wood backing. Hand painted Ethiopian Coptic Orthodox scene of icons with untranslated Amhairc or Ge'ez script.

• https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Af1969-33-8