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St Mary giving the dog water to drink from her shoe — BOr (BL) 639, fol. 170v

British Library · 639 · 170v

17th 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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St Mary giving the dog water to drink from her shoe

Original catalogue wording

2. St Mary giving the dog water to drink from her shoe | 1. The group of virgins gathered around the well while one of them chases away the thirsty dog

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    2. St Mary giving the dog water to drink from her shoePosition recorded by PEMM: left
  2. 02
    1. The group of virgins gathered around the well while one of them chases away the thirsty dogPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right
Source date
17th
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from JRB and SGD”.
Holding institution
British Library
Shelfmark
639
Folio
170v
Recorded provenance
South: Looted from Madḫāne ʿĀlam Church at መቅደላ Mäqdäla Magdala, Tewodros II collected manuscripts from all the country, so provenance prior to this unknown
Place evidence
Place recorded or purchased, as stated by the source. It is not treated as the place of production.
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1416 (2 episode rows)