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The icon of the Virgin and Child — Davies (HMML) Dabra Warq, fol. 63r

Hill Museum and Manuscript Library · Dabra Warq · 63r

17th 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 icon of the Virgin and Child

Original catalogue wording

3. The icon of the Virgin and Child | 7. The funeral of Bārok | 4. Bārok being consecrated as a monk | 5. Bārok surrounded by his attackers who are holding various weapons

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    3. The icon of the Virgin and ChildPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left

    illegible

  2. 02
    7. The funeral of BārokPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right

    illegible

  3. 03
    4. Bārok being consecrated as a monkPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left

    How Barok became a monk

  4. 04
    5. Bārok surrounded by his attackers who are holding various weaponsPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right

    illegible

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
63r
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 1718 (4 episode rows)