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Two Ethiopian Prayer Books Copied Together

The Walters Art Museum

18th centuryManuscripts & scrollsEthiopia at the Crossroads (2023)
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Plate 1Two Ethiopian Prayer Books Copied Together, Ethiopia, 18th century, ink and paint on parchment, The Walters Art Museum, W.844, fols. flyleaf ii, v- 1r.

Photography, unless otherwise attributed, by Ariel Tabritha and Elena Damon.

Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 241, cat. 154 (supplied scan PDF p. 238)

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Two Ethiopian Prayer Books Copied Together, Ethiopia, 18th century, ink and paint on parchment, The Walters Art Museum, W.844, fols. flyleaf ii, v- 1r.Plate 1 · Photography, unless otherwise attributed, by Ariel Tabritha and Elena Damon. · Printed p. 241, cat. 154 (supplied scan PDF p. 238)

What the catalogue identifies

Catalogue no. 154: Two Ethiopian Prayer Books Copied Together. 18th century; ink and paint on parchment; Ethiopia.

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Source date
18th century
Date evidence
Date supplied by the holding institution or source catalogue.
Holding institution
The Walters Art Museum
Recorded provenance
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. 154
Source locator
Printed p. 241, cat. 154 (supplied scan PDF p. 238)
Source citation
Christine Sciacca, ed., Ethiopia at the Crossroads (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023).