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The three Arabs swimming in the water — B-Dublin (CBL) 914, fol. 52v

Chester Beatty Library · 914 · 52v

18th centuryManuscript paintingsPrinceton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project

The source records this manuscript art; no substitute image is shown.

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: bottom-right
  3. 03
    3. The two others standing on a rock above the waterPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right
Source date
1769-77
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from king's name”.
Holding institution
Chester Beatty Library
Shelfmark
914
Folio
52v
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1474 (3 episode rows)