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St Mary sitting on a throne surrounded by two angels with the custodian of the church sitting before her — EMML (HMML) 76, fol. 27r

Hill Museum and Manuscript Library · 76 · 27r

19th–20th centuriesManuscript paintingsPrinceton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project

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Scene identification transcribed from the scene-summary field of the PEMM painting record.

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St Mary sitting on a throne surrounded by two angels with the custodian of the church sitting before her

Original catalogue wording

2. St Mary sitting on a throne surrounded by two angels with the custodian of the church sitting before her | 3. Kaṭir standing before St Mary, who is sitting on throne and performs a blessing gesture

Scene identification transcribed from the scene-summary field of the PEMM painting record.

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    2. St Mary sitting on a throne surrounded by two angels with the custodian of the church sitting before herPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left

    Kaṭir; The custodian

  2. 02
    3. Kaṭir standing before St Mary, who is sitting on throne and performs a blessing gesturePosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
Source date
late 19th/early 20th
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from JRB and SGD”.
Holding institution
Hill Museum and Manuscript Library
Shelfmark
76
Folio
27r
Recorded provenance
St. Ragu'el Church
Place evidence
Provenance wording supplied by the source catalogue.
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1203 (2 episode rows)