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The three Arabs swimming in the water — Davies (HMML) Dabra Warq, fol. 30r

Hill Museum and Manuscript Library · Dabra Warq · 30r

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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The three Arabs swimming in the water

Original catalogue wording

1. The three Arabs swimming in the water | 2. One man being eaten by a crocodile | 3. The two others standing on a rock above the water

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The three Arabs swimming in the waterPosition recorded by PEMM: left
  2. 02
    2. One man being eaten by a crocodilePosition recorded by PEMM: center
  3. 03
    3. The two others standing on a rock above the waterPosition recorded by PEMM: right
Source date
17th
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date (other; see Notes field)”.
Holding institution
Hill Museum and Manuscript Library
Shelfmark
Dabra Warq
Folio
30r
Recorded provenance
West: Gojjam Province
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 1465 (3 episode rows)