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Two-panel painted icon: haloed bearded Christ with raised hands on left; right panel shows figures on ladders lowering a body from a cross, with mourning women.

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A two-panel Ethiopian Orthodox icon painted on wood. The left panel shows a haloed, bearded Christ with raised hands, with angels above him; the right shows a Descent from the Cross, with figures on ladders lowering a body while mourning women in blue and red robes gather below.

Artist
Ethiopian Orthodox
Date
After 1700
Medium
Wood, paint, leather, iron
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of African Art)
Size
1920 × 1537 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of African Art) releases this image under CC0 (undated).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art

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