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LOT 2054
Ethiopian Painted Parchment of Virgin Watching Christ being Nailed to the Cross
CIRCA 1780 A.D.
10 7/8 in. (10 grams, 27.7 cm).
Rectangular vellum fragment with painted image of the Crucifixion to obverse, five lines of Ge'ez script above; reverse with sixteen lines of script. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection, Los Angeles, USA, until 1999.
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LOT 2054
Ethiopian Painted Parchment of Virgin Watching Christ being Nailed to the Cross
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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