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Document identity
localId
21134
label
Leaf from Ethiopian Gospels
core
obj
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object
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
21134
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Leaf from Ethiopian Gospels
provenance
Church, 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)
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
med
ink and pigments on heavy, thick parchment
creator_ids
6264
8611
collection_ids
MSS
BYZ
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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b337785f9d19ec7e
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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85c02804a87aa508
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no
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no