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Document identity
localId
18780
label
Mary, Mother of Jesus and John the beloved disciple
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
18780
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Mary, Mother of Jesus and John the beloved disciple
provenance
Monastery at Gunda Gunde, northeastern Ethiopia, early- to mid- sixteenth century; Church of Mädhane Aläm at Mäjate, Ethiopia, 1892-1893 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Private collection, France, prior to 1973 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Sam Fogg, London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1998, by purchase.
date
first half of the 16th century (Stephanite)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
30
height
24.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 13/16 x W: 9 5/8 in. (30 x 24.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Christian Highland Ethiopian
style
Gunda Gunde
inscriptions
[Translation] A picture of the Mother of Our Lord and His Disciple John
whom he loved
as they stood beneath the cross. May their prayers protect us. Amen.
med
ink and pigments on heavy, thick parchment
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6264
collection_ids
BYZ
MSS
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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104f09eeae0a8702
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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8a80c8e9bfd0b52c
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no
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no
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3
type
photo
mediaId
0518bb41d3df5ecb
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no