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Amulet Scroll with Prayers and Qur'anic Verses

Princeton University

11th–12th centuriesManuscripts & scrollsEthiopia at the Crossroads (2023)
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Plate 1Amulet Scroll with Prayers and Qur'anic Verses, Egypt, 11th-12th century, block printed on unglazed handmade stock, Princeton University, 26.6.

Courtesy of Princeton University Library

Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 333, cat. 227 (supplied scan PDF p. 330)

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Amulet Scroll with Prayers and Qur'anic Verses, Egypt, 11th-12th century, block printed on unglazed handmade stock, Princeton University, 26.6.Plate 1 · Courtesy of Princeton University Library · Printed p. 333, cat. 227 (supplied scan PDF p. 330)

What the catalogue identifies

Catalogue no. 227: Amulet Scroll with Prayers and Qur'anic Verses. 11th-12th century; block printed on unglazed handmade stock; Egypt.

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Source date
11th-12th century
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Holding institution
Princeton University
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. 227
Source locator
Printed p. 333, cat. 227 (supplied scan PDF p. 330)
Source citation
Christine Sciacca, ed., Ethiopia at the Crossroads (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023).