Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Leaf from Ethiopian Gospels
first half of the 16th century (Stephanite)
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
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.
Exhibitions
| 1999 | Ethiopian Gospel Book: New Acquisition. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Ethiopia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 11 7/8 x W: 9 13/16 in. (30.2 x 25 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the W. Alton Jones Foundation Acquisition Fund, 1998
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.850.154R
