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A crowd accuses Sofyā — MoB-Wash DC (MoB) 277, fol. 73r

Museum of the Bible · 277 · 73r

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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A crowd accuses Sofyā

Original catalogue wording

7. A crowd accuses Sofyā | 3. The bishop sitting on a throne in front of a group of women accusing Sofyā | 1. Sofyā lying on top of a building before the icon of the Virgin and Child while an angel carries away the child from her womb

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    7. A crowd accuses SofyāPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
  2. 02
    3. The bishop sitting on a throne in front of a group of women accusing SofyāPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  3. 03
    1. Sofyā lying on top of a building before the icon of the Virgin and Child while an angel carries away the child from her wombPosition recorded by PEMM: 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
73r
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1627 (3 episode rows)