An Ethiopian carved and painted wood devotional icon or altarpiece, early 20th century, elaborately finished with crosses and geometric patterns to the framework, featuring the dead Christ on the cross with angels and apostles to the central panel, flanked to either side with two sets of key-shaped wings, the outer pair with depictions of the two thieves crucified alongside Christ, the inner pair with depictions of saints, with a predella panel below featuring further depictions of saints, together with two Ethiopian carved wood crosses, the icon 80cm high x 40cm wide at full extension Note: the straps bound to the central panel of this unusual icon suggest it was possibly designed to be a portable devotional workPlease refer to department for condition report