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More than 10,000 results for Ethiopian (Northern Highlands, Tigray, Ethiopia)

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Yäʿğğ mäsqäl (hand cross), Northern Highlands artist, Wood, metal, Tigray region — Yäʿğğ mäsqäl (hand cross)
Northern Highlands artist
18th century

Book of the Gospels, Northern Highlands artist, Parchment (vellum), acacia wood, tempera, ink — Book of the Gospels
Northern Highlands artist
late 14th–early 15th century

Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross), Ezra, Wood, tin — Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross)
Ezra
ca. 1500

Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross), Northern Highlands artist, Bronze, Northern Highlands region — Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross)
Northern Highlands artist
13th–14th century

Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross), Northern Highlands artist, Copper, Central or Northern Highlands region — Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross)
Northern Highlands artist
15th century

Icon triptych of Ewosṭatewos and eight of his disciples, Northern Highlands artist, Wood, tempera, cord, Amhara — Icon triptych of Ewosṭatewos and eight of his disciples
Northern Highlands artist
late 17th century

Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross), Northern Highlands artist, Bronze, Tigrinya peoples — Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross)
Northern Highlands artist
12th–13th century

Double-Sided Gospel Leaf, Tempera on parchment, Ethiopian — Double-Sided Gospel Leaf
Ethiopian
first half 14th century

Wall painting of the Virgin and Child with donors, Northern Highlands artist, Pigment over gesso on canvas — Wall painting of the Virgin and Child with donors
Northern Highlands artist
ca. 1800

Tälsäm or yä bərana kətab (healing scroll), Northern Highlands däbtära (religious scholar), Parchment (vellum), pigment, Amhara or Tigrinya peoples — Tälsäm or yä bərana kətab (healing scroll)
Northern Highlands däbtära (religious scholar)
19th century

Processional Cross, Northern Highlands artist, Brass, Northern Highlands region — Processional Cross
Northern Highlands artist
14th–15th century

Masenqo, Wood, hide, horsehair, cotton, Ethiopian — Masenqo
Ethiopian
20th century

Ṣanāṣel (sistrum), Silver-plated brass, Ethiopia — Ṣanāṣel (sistrum)
Ethiopia
20th century

Ceremonial Whisk (čera or chira), Metal, hair, pigment, Ethiopian — Ceremonial Whisk (čera or chira)
Ethiopian
19th–20th century

Pendant Icon: St. George, Virgin and Child Enthroned, Wood, pigment, metal hinge, Ethiopian — Pendant Icon: St. George, Virgin and Child Enthroned
Ethiopian
18th century

An Ethiopian Chief, F. Holland Day American, Platinum print — An Ethiopian Chief
F. Holland Day
ca. 1897

Kerar (lyre), Wood, beads, shells, fiber, metal, hide, Ethiopian or Sudanese — Kerar (lyre)
Ethiopian or Sudanese
early to mid-20th century

Tälsäm or yä bərana kətab (healing scroll), Northern Highlands däbtära (religious scholar), Parchment, ink, pigments, cotton, Tigrinya peoples — Tälsäm or yä bərana kətab (healing scroll)
Northern Highlands däbtära (religious scholar)
18th–19th century

Rattle, Taga Ethiopian, Gourd, tin, Ethiopian — Rattle
Taga
late 19th century

Tsanatsel, Metal, wood, Ethiopian — Tsanatsel
Ethiopian
20th century

Rebāb al-shā''ir, Ethiopian — Rebāb al-shā''ir
Ethiopian
late 19th–early 20th century

Processional Cross, Copper alloy, Ethiopian — Processional Cross
Ethiopian
13th–early 14th century

Arganonä Maryam (The Organ of Mary) prayer book, Baselyos, also known as "The Ground Hornbill Master" Ethiopian, Parchment, pigment ink, wood, leather, fiber — Arganonä Maryam (The Organ of Mary) prayer book
Baselyos, also known as "The Ground Hornbill Master"
late 17th century

The Cross, the Church, and the Butterfly

Skunder Boghossian

1980s

Bowl Lyre, Tortoiseshell, skin, wood, leather, probably Ethiopian — Bowl Lyre
probably Ethiopian
19th century

Tälsäm or yä bərana kətab (healing scroll)

Northern Highlands däbtära (religious scholar)

19th century

Bowl with bird motif, Central Highlands artist(s), Ceramic, hematite, Central Highlands — Bowl with bird motif
Central Highlands artist(s)
1200–900 BCE

Head of an "Ethiopian" depicted in Hellenistic mode, Black bronze, gold, carnelian, obsidian — Head of an "Ethiopian" depicted in Hellenistic mode
332–30 B.C.

Beer Vessel Lid

Ethiopian

late 19th century

Ethiopian

19th century

Processional Cross, Copper alloy, Ethiopia, Lasta region — Processional Cross
Ethiopia, Lasta region
early 15th century

Processional Cross (qäqwami mäsqäl), Bronze, Amhara or Tigrinya peoples — Processional Cross (qäqwami mäsqäl)
Amhara or Tigrinya peoples
15th–16th century

Healing Scroll, Parchment, pigments, Amhara or Tigrinya peoples — Healing Scroll
Amhara or Tigrinya peoples
19th century

Textile, Cotton, Ethiopia — Textile
Ethiopia
20th century

Lyre, Human skull, animal skin, hair, wood, gut, possibly Ethiopian — Lyre
possibly Ethiopian
19th century

The Story of the Queen of Sheba, Tempera on canvas, Amhara peoples — The Story of the Queen of Sheba
Amhara peoples
20th century

Hand Cross (mäsqäl), Wood, Amhara or Tigrinya peoples — Hand Cross (mäsqäl)
Amhara or Tigrinya peoples
18th century

Tripod brazier with date glyph, Central Highlands artist, Ceramic, slip, Mexica (Aztec) — Tripod brazier with date glyph
Central Highlands artist
1430–1521 CE

Double Diptych Icon Pendant, Wood, tempera pigment, string, Amhara or Tigrinya peoples — Double Diptych Icon Pendant
Amhara or Tigrinya peoples
early 18th century

Headrest, Wood, Sidaama peoples (?) — Headrest
Sidaama peoples (?)
19th–20th century