Context (Amendments / updates)
Catalogue card: 'Translations of inscriptions by F. Amir, a papist from Ethiopia at St Edmund's house:
1) The people are afraid. 2) Swearing the oath. 3) [No translation]. 4) Feeding the goat. 5) Taking the goat. 6) He gave to the dragon. 7) [No translation]. 8) The King. 9) The Introduction. 10) She reigns. 11) A trader who has come from Jerusalem. 12) News. 13) She gave the perfume. 14) The man who took the perfume. 15) The arrival of the perfume. 16) Travelling. 17) Azeb (?Sheba). 18) At the door of Solomon. 19) They meet. 20) ?They are drinking. 21) He is in the bed of Azeb. 22) Touching. 23) Meeting. 24) Returning.'
Event Date 1944
Author: Katrina Dring

Context (Amendments / updates)
Catalogue card: 'For details, cf. 1931.60, the larger roll of the same type given by Lechmere-Oertel.'

Event Date 1944
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Painted roll (modern) illustrating in twenty-four panels the life of the Queen of Sheba.'

Event Date 1944
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Each panel has a purple frame. The drawings are made with a strong black outline.
Event Date 14/9/2005
Author: Katrina Dring

Description (Physical description)
Painted roll illustrating the life of the Queen of Sheba in 24 panels. Each panel has a purple frame. The drawings are made with a strong black outline. Painting mounted on dowels at top and bottom.
Event Date 22/2/2022
Author: Lily Stancliffe

Research Visit (Anthropology)
RES.2024.3062 | Ethiopian paintings.
Event Date 7/8/2024
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu