Ethiopian Painted Vellum Manuscript Page

CIRCA 1650 A.D.

10 7/8 in. (14.3 grams, 27.5 cm).

Irregular rectangular fragment from a manuscript with Coptic text; painted images including an arcaded domed temple, a camel rider with staff, an agricultural worker with sieve and part of a tree. [No Reserve]

Provenance

New York trade, 2016.
Ex central London gallery.

CONDITION

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LOT 2091