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LOT 2091
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]
ProvenanceNew York trade, 2016.
Ex central London gallery.
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