Time Saver Ethiopian Coptic Christian Folding 12''wooden Painted Altar Icon,african ,art Décor,home Décor, Religious Art Save 45% Now [hnkCAepK]

gorgeous Ethiopia: Hand-painted Ethiopian Coptic Christian Folding Wooden Hand Painted Altar Icon -of the Coptic Orthodox Church. It comes in a beautiful made out of Wood This is a very one of kind Very rarely they come like this a xlarge
Measures Height: 12'' Inches
10'' inches closed, 22'' inches opened Good condition Collectible Ethiopian Icons are - as a particular feature in the icon painting -

manufactured by using the old traditions until the present day. What concerns their form, you can mainly find diptychs and triptychs and very rarely single panels. On the contrary to byzantine icons Ethiopian Icons show a more popular character. The paintings on them have mostly a powerful range of colors. They renounce on perspective and the frontality of the figures whose faces have big eyes. The painting of icons in Ethiopia dates back to the 15th century. Icons are ancient tradition of visual information and documentation integrated into Orthodox Christianity. They are sacred form of art that tell stories about God, angels, saints, people, and animals; they serve as evidence in support of the philosophical positions and theological teaching of Orthodox Christianity. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church believes that an icon is a point of meeting between heaven and earth, and that taken together it serves as a medium through which one receives the vision of the spiritual world Thank you for visiting my shop All my jewelry has been collected over 18 years ago.I will be listing more pieces shortly as I am constantly always working on posting more other shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/Africanbazar2US?ref=seller-platform-mcnav