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The group of virgins gathered around the well while one of them chases away the thirsty dog — GG (HMML) 44, fol. 67v

Hill Museum and Manuscript Library · 44 · 67v

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 group of virgins gathered around the well while one of them chases away the thirsty dog

Original catalogue wording

1. The group of virgins gathered around the well while one of them chases away the thirsty dog | 2. St Mary giving the dog water to drink from her shoe

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The group of virgins gathered around the well while one of them chases away the thirsty dogPosition recorded by PEMM: left
  2. 02
    2. St Mary giving the dog water to drink from her shoePosition recorded by PEMM: right
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
67v
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 2124 (2 episode rows)