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East Elevation of the Half-Timbered Church of Agobo Qirqos

twelfth century (?) · Agobo Qirqos near Aṣbi, Tigray (Ethiopia)

Medieval · architecture

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Plate 1East Elevation of the Half-Timbered Church of Agobo Qirqos near Aṣbi, Tigray (Ethiopia), twelfth century(?).

© Mikael Muehlbauer 2018

Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 247, fig. 2 (supplied scan PDF p. 244)

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East Elevation of the Half-Timbered Church of Agobo Qirqos near Aṣbi, Tigray (Ethiopia), twelfth century(?).Plate 1 · © Mikael Muehlbauer 2018 · Printed p. 247, fig. 2 (supplied scan PDF p. 244)

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The east elevation of a half-timbered church near Aṣbi records the continuity of Aksumite building practice.

Date
twelfth century (?)
Object type
Architecture
Recorded place
Agobo Qirqos near Aṣbi, Tigray (Ethiopia)
Holding
Agobo Qirqos
Accession
fig. 2
Source locator
Printed p. 247, fig. 2 (supplied scan PDF p. 244)
Source citation
Mikael Muehlbauer, “Ancient Ethiopian Architecture and Its Medieval Legacy,” in Ethiopia at the Crossroads, ed. Christine Sciacca (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023), pp. 245–257.