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Coptic-Arabic Book of Prayer

The Melikian Collection

18th centuryManuscripts & scrollsEthiopia at the Crossroads (2023)
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Plate 1Coptic-Arabic Book of Prayer, Egypt, 18th century, tempera and ink on parchment, The Melikian Collection.

Michael Lundgren. . -, . ~ . ' f'

Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 193, cat. 108 (supplied scan PDF p. 191)

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Coptic-Arabic Book of Prayer, Egypt, 18th century, tempera and ink on parchment, The Melikian Collection.Plate 1 · Michael Lundgren. . -, . ~ . ' f' · Printed p. 193, cat. 108 (supplied scan PDF p. 191)

What the catalogue identifies

Catalogue no. 108: Coptic-Arabic Book of Prayer. 18th century; tempera and ink on parchment; Egypt.

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Source date
18th century
Date evidence
Date supplied by the holding institution or source catalogue.
Holding institution
The Melikian Collection
Recorded provenance
Egypt
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. 108
Source locator
Printed p. 193, cat. 108 (supplied scan PDF p. 191)
Source citation
Christine Sciacca, ed., Ethiopia at the Crossroads (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023).