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The three Arabs swimming in the water — MoB-Wash DC (MoB) 277, fol. 54v

Museum of the Bible · 277 · 54v

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 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 | 4. One man riding a camel to the monastery

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: top-left
  2. 02
    2. One man being eaten by a crocodilePosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  3. 03
    3. The two others standing on a rock above the waterPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right
  4. 04
    4. One man riding a camel to the monasteryPosition 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
54v
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1673 (4 episode rows)