19th-Century Ethiopian Diptych Icon of the Annunciation

Art

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Frances M. Maguire Art Museum

Ethiopian Diptych of the Annunciation.: Opened diptych, showing the Virgin Mary and Joseph on the left, and Mary and Gabriel on the right.
Ethiopian Diptych of the Annunciation.

Opened diptych, showing the Virgin Mary and Joseph on the left, and Mary and Gabriel on the right.

Name/Title

19th-Century Ethiopian Diptych Icon of the Annunciation

Entry/Object ID

2002.9.4

Description

19th c. Ethiopian Diptych of the Annunciation.

Artwork Details

Medium

Wood, Soapstone

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Notes

Ethiopia

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Diptych

Height

3-3/4 in

Width

6-1/4 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Object Label

Label

When opened, this miniature diptych icon juxtaposes a scene of the Annunciation – when the Angel Gabriel told Mary she would give birth to the Christ child – and a painted scene of Mary with Joseph. Two crosses and geometric ornament adorn the exterior surfaces of the panels, offering further encouragement of devotion when closed.