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The cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killed — GG (HMML) 44, fol. 62v

Hill Museum and Manuscript Library · 44 · 62v

18th 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 cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killed

Original catalogue wording

1. The cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killed | 4. The cannibal attempting to buy an ox from the farmer

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-right
  2. 02
    4. The cannibal attempting to buy an ox from the farmerPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom
Source date
1750-1799
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from catalog”.
Holding institution
Hill Museum and Manuscript Library
Shelfmark
44
Folio
62v
Recorded provenance
Monastery of Gunda Gunde
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 2119 (2 episode rows)