An engraving of an Ethiopian Orthodox Tabot, or altar slab, featuring intricate geometric borders and a central cross. — Source caption
An engraving of an Ethiopian Orthodox Tabot, or altar slab, featuring intricate geometric borders and a central cross.
Rassam I, p. 226. Image: Ethiopia Engraved / Link Ethiopia. Reference transcribed from the collection caption.
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Ethiopia Engraved / Link Ethiopia (CC BY-NC-ND). Displayed with permission reported by the Habesha History owner on 18 September 2026. This records permission for this site's display, not an open licence or permission for downstream reuse.
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Tabot, or altar slab, usually of wood or occasionally stone, found in every Ethiopian Orthodox church

19th-century illustration

Modern · artifact

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An engraving of an Ethiopian Orthodox Tabot, or altar slab, featuring intricate geometric borders and a central cross.

Date: 19th-century illustration
Object type: Artifact illustration
Recorded place: Not recorded in the catalogue
Holding institution: Ethiopia Engraved / Link Ethiopia
Image locator: p. 226