DepartmentAfrica

Miniature Shrine

NameShrine

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Datec. 1964

Place madeAksum, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, Africa

MediumStone

Dimensions4 5/8 × 2 1/2 × 7/16 in. (11.7 × 6.4 × 1.1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.13.54

Object numberA.1981.13.54

Collections

Multiple Visions: A Common Bond

DescriptionCarved, incised. Grey-green stone. Stone tablet with door that opens at front and back. Doors hinged with green string have diamond and geometric designs on front, saints, angels, and crucifixion on inside. Geometric design above doors. Tablet has carved edges.