Ethiopia

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The Walters' collection of Ethiopian icons, manuscripts, and processional crosses is one of the largest collections outside of Ethiopia. Historically, Ethiopia was a Christian kingdom with strong ties in both trade and religion to the cultures located around the Mediterranean....

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Double-sided Diptych with Mary at Dabra Metmaq (Front); Saints (Back)

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Gondarine sensul

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Scroll with Angels and Talismans

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Hand Cross

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Pendant Cross

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Pendant Cross

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Two Ethiopian Prayer Books copied together

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Processional Cross

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Diptych with Virgin and Child Flanked by Archangels; Scenes from the Lives of Christ and the Virgin, and Saints

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Pendant Cross

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Diptych with Mary and Her Son Flanked by Archangels, Apostles and a Saint

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Processional Cross

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Right Half of a Diptych with the Virgin and Child Flanked by Angels

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One of Two Coins Depicting Ousanas and an Anonymous King

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Canon Table

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God the Father with the Twenty-four Elders and the Archangels Michael and Gabriel

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Leaf from Ethiopian prayer book

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Gondar Homiliary

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Above: St. Michael with Moses at the Burning Bush;Below: St. Michael instructs Moses to touch his staff to the Red Sea

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Ethiopian canon tables

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Canon Table

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Ethiopian Hand Cross Decorated with the Face of a Saint and Strapwork

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Archangel Raphael and the Miracle of the Sea Monster

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The Archangel appearing to St. Peter in prison

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The Archangel rescuing the Three Holy Children

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The debtor who lived in a far country paying the creditor from where he was

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The Archangel giving water to Samson

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Above: How the Heathen made the Christian swear when he loaned him gold, and one of his hands was paralyzed; Below: How the Heathen was baptized when he saw the power of St. Michael, and how he served with the Christian inside the church of St. Michael

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Processional Cross

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Double-Sided Pendant with the Virgin and Child with Saint George and the Kwer'atä Reesu with Täklä Haymanot and donor

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Coin Depicting an Anonymous King

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Canon Table

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Anaphora of Mary (Mass book)

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The Archangel rescuing the child from drowning

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Above: How the Jew went to the residence of the Metropolitan when he was cured; Below: How the Metropolitan baptized the Jew

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The Covenant that earned Mary the name Kidana Mhrat, or ""Pact/Covenant of Mercy""

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How Mary was presented to the Temple

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Adoration of the Magi

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The Archangel interceding on behalf of sinners

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St. Michael appearing on horseback to demonstrate his force

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The Archangel admonishing the man who swore in him when lying

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The Archangel healing a sick man

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Leaf from Early Gondarine Illuminated Manuscript with the Archangels Michael and Gabriel

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The Virgin and Child with Archangels, Scenes from the Life of Christ, and Saints

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Archangel Michael and the Crossing of the Red Sea

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Processional Cross

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Single leaf with Saint Luke

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The clergy chanting in church on the feast of the Archangel

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Double-Sided Leaf from a Sensul

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Manuscript of Hymns for the Funeral Ritual

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Binding from Gondarine sensul. Upper board inside: Joachim and Anna presenting Mary to the temple; Lower board inside: Mary enthroned.

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The Archangel helping Hezekiah of Judah defeat Sennacherib of Assyria

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The Archangel admonishing the idle man

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Winged knot

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Right Half of a Diptych with the Virgin and Child

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Double-sided Icon with Scenes from the Life of Christ, the Virgin Mary, and the Saints

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Pendant Cross

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Evangelist Luke writing his Gospel

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Flight into Egypt

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Annunciation

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St. George slaying the dragon

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The Archangel appearing to Prophet Daniel, helping Peter to come out of imprisonment and rescuing Lot's family from the brimstone

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The Archangel admonishing the idle man

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Dorotheus and his wife depressed when the feast of St. Michael was to be cancelled due to the month's want and hardship

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The Archangel helping the barren woman have a child

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Above: How the sick woman slept under a picture of St. Michael and he appeared to her; Below: How her household gave her a painting of St. Michael, and how she embraced it and offered gold to the church of St. Michael

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Knotwork headpiece

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Binding from Ethiopian prayer book

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Triptych with Virgin and Child Flanked by Archangels; Scenes from the Life of Christ; Apostles and Saint George and Saint Mercurius

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Processional Cross

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Ethiopian Prayer Book

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Leaf from a Gondar Homiliary: St. Michael Rescues the Faithful from the Flames of Hell

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The Nativity, The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, and the Adoration of the Magi

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Above: How he put Bahran in a body of water, and how a shepherd found the child and brought him from the body of water;Below: How the shepherd delivered the child, and the nobleman gave a sealed letter to Bahran

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The story of the child Bahran

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Empress Eudoxia judging John Chrysostom

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Processional Cross

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The Archangel paying tribute to Adam

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The nobleman depressed when he realized that his property passed to the child

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St. Michael standing on the Devil

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Pendant Cross

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Hand Cross

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The Archangel healing a Jew

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Ethiopian Gospels

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Astaraniqos and his wife Euphemia feeding the poor on the feast day of the Archangel

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Prayer Scroll

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Binding for Ethiopian canon tables

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Binding from Gondar Homiliary

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The Archangel helping seafarers

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The story of Qison continues

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The Archangel helping Samson to kill his enemies

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The Archangel healing a sick woman

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Virgin and Her Beloved Child flanked by the Archangels Michael and Gabriel

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Hand Cross with Figure

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Processional Cross

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Triptych with Mary and Her Son, Archangels, Scenes from Life of Christ and Saints

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Pendant Cross

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Diptych Icon with Saint George, and Mary and the Infant Christ

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The Faithful Rescued by Saint Michael in Paradise

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How Susanna prayed and St. Michael appeared to save her

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Processional Cross

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Prayer Scroll with Archangel Michael and Cross

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Prayer Scroll with Case

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The Dormition and Assumption of Mary

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Madonna and Child flanked by the Archangels Michael and Gabriel

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The nobleman ordering the marriage of Talafnos to his daughter

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Above: How St. Michael came on horseback to change the bad content of the sealed letter to good, and how the wife of the nobleman received the letter; Middle: How the wealthy man heard that they married Ba?ran to his daughter; Below: How the wealthy man fell from his horse when what he planned did not happen, and how he and his wife died of shock

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How his God appointed St. Michael Angel of Compassion and Mercy

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The Archangel giving light to a blind man

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The Archangel casting an evil spirit from his church

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The Archangel helping a needy man celebrate his feast day

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Hand Cross

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Above: How Satan flew away like a raven/crow when Euphemia showed him the picture of St. Michael;Below: How Satan came (again) looking like four women and St. Michael trod on him

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Archangels Michael and Gabriel

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Leaf from Ethiopian prayer book

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Binding from Two Ethiopian Prayer Books copied together

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The Archangel helping Emperor Constantine the Great against his enemies

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Above: How Astaraniqos slept on his bed using the picture of St. Michael as a pillow;Below: How a blacksmith toiled in making a panel for the picture of St. Michael

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Ethiopian Scroll with the Lion of Judah

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Binding for Anaphora of Mary (Mass book)

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Double-Sided Leaf from a Sensul

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The Archangel helping Susanna preserve her purity

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The Archangel admonishing the idle man, continued

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The Archangel helping Dorotheus and his wife Theopista to observe his feast

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Folding Processional Icon in the Shape of a Fan

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Canon Table

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Ethiopian Gospels

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Single leaf with Christ's entombment and resurrection

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Double-Sided Leaf from a Sensul

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Sistrum

Survos folio row show

Ethiopia

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