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Transfiguration

Ethiopian (Artist)
first half of the 16th century (Stephanite)
ink and pigments on heavy, thick parchment
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Byzantium and Early Russia)

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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.

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Ethiopia (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 11 13/16 x W: 9 5/8 in. (30 x 24.5 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

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W.850.59V

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Ethiopian Gospels

Ethiopian
first half of the 16th century (Stephanite)
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