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Book of Eulogies and Prayers to the Prophet Muhammad

The Melikian Collection

19th centuryManuscripts & scrollsEthiopia at the Crossroads (2023)
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Plate 1Book of Eulogies and Prayers to the Prophet Muhammad, Harar (Ethiopia), late 19th century, black and colored inks on paper, The Melikian Collection.

Michael Lundgren

Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 238, cat. 150 (supplied scan PDF p. 235)

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Book of Eulogies and Prayers to the Prophet Muhammad, Harar (Ethiopia), late 19th century, black and colored inks on paper, The Melikian Collection.Plate 1 · Michael Lundgren · Printed p. 238, cat. 150 (supplied scan PDF p. 235)

What the catalogue identifies

Catalogue no. 150: Book of Eulogies and Prayers to the Prophet Muhammad. late 19th century; black and colored inks on paper; Harar (Ethiopia).

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Source date
late 19th century
Date evidence
Date supplied by the holding institution or source catalogue.
Holding institution
The Melikian Collection
Recorded provenance
Harar (Ethiopia)
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. 150
Source locator
Printed p. 238, cat. 150 (supplied scan PDF p. 235)
Source citation
Christine Sciacca, ed., Ethiopia at the Crossroads (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023).