251033 - Extremely rare Antique - 17th cent - coptic wooden icon - Ethiopia.
Extremely Rare Antique Ethiopian Coptic wooden icon from the orthodox coptic Church in Ethiopia.
Size: 27 cm x 33 cm when the icon is open.
Size: 27 cm x 18 cm when the icon are closed.
This icon comes from the Coptic Church and is handpainted End of the 17th century and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
This icon is covered with old 17th-century Ethiopian painted cotton with a floral motif on the wings and painted with crosses on the back. Ancient, rare diptych made in tempera on wood, Coptic icon with religious scenes. The remarkable expressiveness of the painting and the skillful application of the colors, used in great variety and with a great balance of polychromy, allow us to define this extraordinary object as worthy of appearing in important public and private, national and international collections. The reference period can be set around the 17th century, always approximately due to the objective difficulty of comparing it with similar objects with a certain date.