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The cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killed — EMML (HMML) 8828

Hill Museum and Manuscript Library · 8828

17th–18th centuriesManuscript paintingsPrinceton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project

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The cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killed

Original catalogue wording

1. The cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killed | 3. The cannibal offering water to a beggar covered by sores of leprosy | 6. St Mary, who holds the soul of the cannibal, standing before Jesus Christ | 7. Two angels weighing the cannibal's good and bad deeds in a scale

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killedPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
  2. 02
    3. The cannibal offering water to a beggar covered by sores of leprosyPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  3. 03
    6. St Mary, who holds the soul of the cannibal, standing before Jesus ChristPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right
  4. 04
    7. Two angels weighing the cannibal's good and bad deeds in a scalePosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right
Source date
1682-1706
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from king's name”.
Holding institution
Hill Museum and Manuscript Library
Shelfmark
8828
Recorded provenance
not given on vHMML
Place evidence
Provenance wording supplied by the source catalogue.
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1714 (4 episode rows)