Painting

87-13-11

From: Ethiopia | Asmara

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 87-13-11
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Coptic
Provenience Ethiopia | Asmara
Section African
Materials Canvas | Pigment | Wood
Iconography Cross | Crucifixion
Description

Framed painting: both sides are painted, and the canvas was meant to wrap around the sides of the frame, although it has mostly come off. One side depicts a yellow cross; the other side depicts the Crucifixion.

Length 24 cm
Width 36 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mr. and Mrs. Aurelio Cinquegrana, 1987
Other Number L-897-70 - Old Museum Number

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