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Double-Sided Leaf from Life of Apa Samuʾel

The J. Paul Getty Museum

10th centuryManuscripts & scrollsEthiopia at the Crossroads (2023)
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Plate 1Double-Sided Leaf from Life of Apa Samuʾel, Egypt (Fayyom?), 10th century, tempera colors and ink on parchment, The J. Paul Getty Museum, MS 12 (85.MS.119), recto and verso.

Courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program

Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 192, cat. 107 (supplied scan PDF p. 190)

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Double-Sided Leaf from Life of Apa Samuʾel, Egypt (Fayyom?), 10th century, tempera colors and ink on parchment, The J. Paul Getty Museum, MS 12 (85.MS.119), recto and verso.Plate 1 · Courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program · Printed p. 192, cat. 107 (supplied scan PDF p. 190)

What the catalogue identifies

Catalogue no. 107: Double-Sided Leaf from Life of Apa Samuʾel. 10th century; tempera colors and ink on parchment; Egypt (Fayyom?).

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Source date
10th century
Date evidence
Date supplied by the holding institution or source catalogue.
Holding institution
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Recorded provenance
Egypt (Fayyom?)
Place evidence
Place recorded or purchased, as stated by the source. It is not treated as the place of production.
Catalogue source
Ethiopia at the Crossroads (2023)
Source record
Cat. 107
Source locator
Printed p. 192, cat. 107 (supplied scan PDF p. 190)
Source citation
Christine Sciacca, ed., Ethiopia at the Crossroads (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023).