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| Keywords: Ethiopian - Front of a Double-Sided Diptych with Mary and Her Son, and Saint George - Walters 365 - Side A.jpg This small icon was worn around the neck to ward off evil; it could be hung with either side facing out This is a small replica of the famous icon known as the Kwerata Reesu Christ with the Crown of Thorns believed to protect the whole kingdom of Ethiopia Allegiance to the emperor was sworn on the Kwerata Reesu and it accompanied him on military expeditions late Other date century 18 Gondarine tempera wood H with one panel open 3 7/16 x W 4 x D 5/8 in 8 7 x 10 1 x 1 55 cm ; H with two panels open 3 7/16 x W 5 9/16 x D 5/8 in 8 7 x 14 1 x 1 55 cm ; Closed cm 8 7 6 2 1 55 ; Center panel cm 8 89 6 35 ; Folding panels cm 5 87 4 76 accession number 36 5 35663 Knopfelmacher Collection New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Knopfelmacher 1 William Wright Gallery New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum 1996 by purchase Museum purchase with funds provided by the W Alton Jones Foundation Acquisition Fund 1996 Ethiopian Art at The Walters The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1996 Realms of Faith Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville 2001-2002 Realms of Faith Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville 2002-2005 Angels of Light Ethiopian Art from the Walters Art Museum Birmingham Museum of Art Birmingham; Smith College Museum of Art Northampton; Museum of Biblical Art New York 2006-2007 place of origin Gondar Ethiopia Walters Art Museum license 3D Art of Ethiopia in the Walters Art Museum Church paintings in Ethiopia Paintings in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
