carved wood triptych featuring St. George on horseback, slaying a dragon. a young woman stands on a nearby cliff. wings of the triptych feature angels bearing swords. painting is red, green, black, brown, grey and yellow. one door detached (b).
Donor:
Dorothy Shack
Collection place:
Ethiopia
Verbatim coll. place:
East Africa, Ethiopia, Amharic, Coptic Christian
Culture or time period:
Coptic
Collector:
Dorothy Shack and William A. Shack
Materials:
Paint (coating) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dragons and Triptychs
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
May 22, 2002
Context of use:
religious
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 2.5 centimeters, length 12.5 centimeters, and width 10 centimeters