Accession No

1986.234


Description

Linen cloth painted with scenes from the life of the Queen of Sheba. Each panel is annotated in Coptic.


Place

Africa; East Africa; Ethiopia


Period


Source

Schaefer, G. Herbert (Dr) [collector]; Marshall, Diana (Lady) [donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1986.234


Cultural Affliation


Material

Cloth; Pigment


Local Term


Measurements

1190mm x 610mm


Events

Context (Related Documents)
Collected by American pastor who worked in Ethiopia: Herbert Schaefer, Luther Mission, World Council of Churches. Details on file and with item in box.
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Ethiopian painting on stiffened linen.'

Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
The painting is a series of Bible stories painted in individual boxes in vibrant colours and with Coptic writing in each box.
Event Date 28/2/2005
Author: Katrina Dring


Description (Physical description)
Linen cloth painted with scenes from the life of the Queen of Sheba. Each panel is annotated in Coptic.
Event Date 28/2/2022
Author: Lily Stancliffe


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


FM:106025

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