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The bishop sitting and cutting off his hand — MoB-Wash DC (MoB) 277, fol. 45v

Museum of the Bible · 277 · 45v

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 bishop sitting and cutting off his hand

Original catalogue wording

2. The bishop sitting and cutting off his hand | 3. The bishop and the faithful standing in front of the icon of the Virgin and Child, which has healed his hand

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    2. The bishop sitting and cutting off his handPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  2. 02
    3. The bishop and the faithful standing in front of the icon of the Virgin and Child, which has healed his handPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right
Source date
19th century
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from JRB and SGD”.
Holding institution
Museum of the Bible
Shelfmark
277
Folio
45v
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1410 (2 episode rows)