Icoon, tweeluik in Axum steen met religieuze afbeeldingen

€ 249,50

This diptych is carved in dark, fairly hard stone, which is

found in the area around Axum.

Axum is located in Northern Ethiopia and has been an

important city since the 4th century the religious center

of the Christian Orthodox church in Ethiopia.

The icon consists of a front and back with each

1 single representation of angel figures. Open

the inside contains 8 smaller representations in which

elements of religious stories are depicted.

Dimensions: 10 x 12 x 2 cm. (lxhxd) 20 cm wide when opened.