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LOT 0432
Ethiopian Folding Wooden Triptych Icon
EARLY 17TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (66 grams, 94 mm high).
Portable shrine with painted geometric ornament to the outer face. opening doors to reveal a triptych with central image of Mary Theotokos and Child, Abune Gebre Menfes Kidus with hands raised, nimbate figure with yellow cloak and tau-cross staff. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in 2000 from a French private collection.
Ex central London gallery.
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