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The three Arabs swimming in the water — B-Oslo (SCOL) 248, fol. 26r

Schøyen Collection-London-Oslo · 248 · 26r

17th 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 | 5. The other man bringing his sheep's wool to the monastery | 6. The camel brought by the man

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: bottom-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: bottom-center
  4. 04
    4. One man riding a camel to the monasteryPosition recorded by PEMM: top
  5. 05
    5. The other man bringing his sheep's wool to the monasteryPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right
  6. 06
    6. The camel brought by the manPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right
Source date
17th
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from JRB and SGD”.
Holding institution
Schøyen Collection-London-Oslo
Shelfmark
248
Folio
26r
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1778 (6 episode rows)