Double Diptych Icon Pendant, early 18th century, Ethiopia, Central and Northern Highlands, Amhara or Tigrinya peoples, Wood, tempera pigment, string, H. 3 3/4 x W. 2 3/4 in. (9 1/2 x 7 cm), Wood-Paintings, In the seventeenth century, Ethiopian artists were increasingly exposed to forms of expression from Europe. During this period, double-sided diptychs became popular among the nobility as pendant icons worn suspended by a cord around the neck
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Double Diptych Icon Pendant, early 18th century, Ethiopia, Central, Northern Highlands, Amhara, Tigrinya peoples, Wood, tempera pigment, string, H, 3 3/4 x, W, 2 3/4, 9 1/2 x 7 cm, Wood-Paintings, seventeenth, Ethiopian artists, increasingly exposed, forms, expression, Europe, period, double-sided diptychs, popular, nobility, pendant icons worn, suspended, cord, neck
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