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Binding from Two Ethiopian Prayer Books copied together
18th century
Binding is non-original. Dark goatskin over heavy pasteboard(?)
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.
Made in north central Ethiopia, 18th century, for Gäbrä Giyorgis [fols. 14v, 20v, 24r, and passim]; Joseph Dietrich, Alexandria, VA [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Mr. Gene Guerny, [date of acquisition unknown] otained from Joseph Dietrich; Walters Art Museum, 1997, by gift.
Geographies
Ethiopia (Place of Origin)
Credit Line
Gift of Gene Guerny, 1997
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.844.binding
