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Source Description
At the left, Micah is about to be pushed over a cliff at the order of King Jotham of Judah (ruled probably 740-736 BCE). At the right, two men have laid the prophet's dead body into a stone coffin. The elder one is raising his veiled hands to his chin as a sign of mourning.
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Document identity
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6905
label
Death and Burial of the Prophet Micah
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object
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Source metadata
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6905
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object
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normalized
title
Death and Burial of the Prophet Micah
description
At the left, Micah is about to be pushed over a cliff at the order of King Jotham of Judah (ruled probably 740-736 BCE). At the right, two men have laid the prophet's dead body into a stone coffin. The elder one is raising his veiled hands to his chin as a sign of mourning.
provenance
Greek Patriarchal Library of Alexandria, cod. 33 [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Léon Gruel (?), Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1025-1050
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CC0
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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2
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2
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
29.7
height
23.6
dimensionsRaw
11 11/16 x 9 5/16 in. (29.7 x 23.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Byzantine
style
Byzantine
med
ink and pigments on very high quality parchment
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6640
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BYZ
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358
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1
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photo
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15f1db9d4c7691d1
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no
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2
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photo
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726c13c4ac3456a9
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no
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no