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Two-panel painted wooden icon on red ground: a mounted rider spears a dragon on the left, and a blue-robed enthroned woman holds a child with angels on the right.

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A painted wooden diptych on red ground with gold-edged frames. The left panel shows a mounted rider in white and green spearing a dragon beneath a row of small robed figures. The right panel shows a seated woman in a blue starred robe holding a child, flanked by two winged angels with halos.

Artist
Ethiopian Orthodox
Date
15th-16th century
Medium
Wood, paint
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of African Art)
Size
1920 × 1514 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of African Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1600).
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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