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Creative Commons License
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Prayer Scroll
(Ethiopia)
Inscribed prayer scrolls were worn as protective devices. They contained prayers against evil and to request wishes as diverse as luck in love, relief from headaches, and the protection of domestic animals. This scroll was copied beautifully in an early nineteenth-century hand. The top of the scroll is decorated with a geometric headpiece, while a standing angel drawing a sword graces the mid-section.
Provenance
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Given to Rev. R. K. Le Fleur, ca. 1970 (?); given to Walters Art Museum, 2014.
Geographies
Ethiopia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 74 13/16 × W: 3 15/16 in. (190 × 10 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Rev. R. K. Le Fleur, 2014
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.930