Early 20th C. Ethiopian Wooden Coptic Icon

**Originally Listed At $150** Africa, Ethiopia, ca. 1930 to 1950 CE. A striking religious icon delineated in rich tempera on wood in a hand-carved integral wood frame decorated with an incised rope mo

Africa, Ethiopia, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A gorgeous painted wooden triptych from the unique Ethiopian Christian tradition. The central image is of Mary with the Christ Child, surrounded by

**First Time At Auction** Africa, Ethiopia, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden headrest used by its owner to preserve his/her coiffure while asleep. Carved from a single piece of wood, th

**First Time At Auction** Africa, Ethiopia, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A personal-sized steel cross with elaborate lattice work designs and multiple smaller crosses along the peripheries. A thi

**Originally Listed At $400** Eastern Africa, Ethiopia, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A hand-carved greenstone traveling icon with two wide faces containing a pair of cavities incised with tr

Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful wooden icon depicting the Deposition of Christ - the moment when Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus take Christ down from the

**Originally listed at 250** Ethiopia, ca. early 20th century CE. A carved wooden triptych, painted in colorful tempera hues with depictions of Saint Abune Aregawi, one of the nine saints who came fro

**Originally Listed At $100** East Africa, Ethiopia, probably Oromia region, ca. early 20th century CE. A beautiful hand-carved wooden headrest with delicate, elaborate incised decoration on its expos

**First Time At Auction** Africa, Ethiopia, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A pair of metal processional crosses, one made of brass and the other from steel. The brass cross has circular motif

**Originally Listed At $75** Africa, Ethiopia, ca. early 20th century CE. A small steel personal cross with lattice-work designs and a top loop for suspension. The cross has a somewhat tiered design,

**Originally Listed At $75** Africa, Ethiopia, ca. early 20th century CE. A lovely personal steel processional cross with lattice-work details and three-pointed cross motifs on top, a square-shaped lo

**Originally Listed At $75** Africa, Ethiopia, ca. early 20th century CE. A lightweight steel cross with diagonal lattice-work designs, three spade-shaped crosses along the peripheries, and an attache

**First Time At Auction** Horn of Africa, Ethiopia, Central and Northern Highlands, Amhara or Tigrinya peoples, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A hand-built wood tryptic icon of the Virgin and Child flan

Russian Icon of St. Alexander, early 20th c., enamel on wooden panel, H.- 7 1/8 in., W.- 5 3/4 in., D.- 1 in.

A group of handheld Coptic crosses. ++ A handheld metal Coptic cross. 15th century. ++ A group of two handheld wooden crosses, Ethiopia, Coptic. late 19th/early 20th century. Larger: 23 1/2"h x 6"w. +

Russian Icon of the Miracle of Archangel Michael, early 20th c., gilt and tempera on wooden panel, H.- 7 in., W.- 6 in.

Ethiopian Christian Orthodox Retablo - early 20th c. Scenes from Life of Christ Hand painted on wood, 19th 22" x 17 1/2" Provenance: Dr. Halvor & Astrid Jaeger Collection Origin: Vintage African Icon,

Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, Ethiopia, Amharic or Tigrinya peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A lovely wooden triptych featuring ivory relief imagery of Virgo Lactans or Mary nursing Jesus

Russian Icon of the New Testament Trinity, early 20th c., with gilt and polychromed decoration on a wooden panel, H.- 7 in., W.- 5 5/8 in., D.- 7/8 in.

**First Time At Auction** Africa, Ethiopia, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A lovely set of three Coptic steel crosses with openwork designs and integral suspension loops. Two of the crosses have ac

Eastern Europe, Greece, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine collection of 3 Greek Orthodox painted wood icons, all of rectangular form and fit into a modern wooden frame. From left to right, the

**Originally Listed At $800** Horn of Africa, Ethiopia, Amarro peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A large decorative shield made from the hide of either a hippopotamus or buffalo. The circular

Early 20th c wooden barber's pole, half column, paint cleaned down to old surface, tin end caps, ht 31"

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