Unidentified

Talismanic Scroll

18th-20th century

Category
Culture
Central and Northern Highlands
Place Made
Ethiopia
Materials
Pigment on sheepskin
Measurements
67 x 4 3/4 in (170.18 x 12.065 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ambassador Franklin H. Williams, Jr.
Accession #
86.382.38
Description

Talismanic Scroll. Scroll composed of three strips, in a circular box only a quarter of which remains. Three pieces of sheepskin sewn together forming a manuscript containing three paintings: Christ leading the heavenly host (with a sword in each hand); a face as the central of nine squares, the others containing alternating designs of crosses and diagonal eyes; and a face from which emanate celestial rays.