Miniature Shrine
Artist
Artist unrecorded
Datec. 1964
Place madeAksum, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, Africa
MediumStone
Dimensions6 5/16 × 2 7/8 × 2 9/16 in. (16 × 7.3 × 6.5 cm)
ClassificationsCeremonial use
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.13.53
Object numberA.1981.13.53
DescriptionCarved, tied hinged doors. Green-gray stone. Crown above domed top. Four angels carved above doors on dome. Four rectangular sides with a round-topped door that opens to a hollow interior. Carvings on both sides of door and other sides.On View
On viewCollections
Artist unrecorded
Late 19th - early 20th century
