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Hinged painted wooden icon diptych: left, a haloed rider on a white horse spears a serpent; right, a haloed Virgin holds a child, with angels above.

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A two-panel painted wooden icon in distemper and gesso. The left panel shows a haloed rider on a white horse thrusting a spear at a serpent beneath its hooves; the right panel shows a seated, haloed Virgin holding a child, with two angels above against a gold ground.

Artist
Ethiopian Orthodox
Date
Late 17th century
Medium
Distemper and gesso on wood
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of African Art)
Size
1280 × 841 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of African Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1700).
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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