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The cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killed — EMML (HMML) 1874, fol. 211v

Hill Museum and Manuscript Library · 1874 · 211v

19th centuryManuscript 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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The cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killed

Original catalogue wording

1. The cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killed | 3. The cannibal offering water to a beggar covered by sores of leprosy

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killedPosition recorded by PEMM: right
  2. 02
    3. The cannibal offering water to a beggar covered by sores of leprosyPosition recorded by PEMM: left
Source date
1809-13
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from king's name”.
Holding institution
Hill Museum and Manuscript Library
Shelfmark
1874
Folio
211v
Recorded provenance
Trinity (Səllase), Church of
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 1279 (2 episode rows)