handcrafted Ethiopian Coptic cross icon. The icon is in the form of a cross pendant it has a hinged door that opens to the left revealing two sacred paintings Good condition Collectible and useful as jewelry supplies Icons are ancient tradition of visual information and documentation integrated into Orthodox Christianity. They are sacred form of art that tell stories about God, angels, saints, people, and animals; they serve as evidence in support of the philosophical positions and theological teaching of Orthodox Christianity. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church believes that an icon is a point of meeting between heaven and earth, and that taken together it serves as a medium through which one receives the vision of the spiritual world Measures FOLDED 3 1/2 inches long 3 inches wide UNFOLDED 3 1/2 long 2 inches wide other shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/Africanbazar2US?ref=seller-platform-mcnav