Title: Ethiopian Coptic scroll, hand-written in the Ge’ez script, with two gouache paintings Author: Place: Ethiopia Publisher: Date: No date Description: Narrow vellum strips, joined with vellum stitching. Two gouache paintings and other decorative embellishments. Overall approximately 3½x59½". Written in the Ethiopic (Ge'ez) script, a Semitic language that is no longer spoken, but is still used for liturgical and other religious purposes by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. The subjects of these "Bibles" are always Christian, but actual content varies. Lot Amendments Condition: Outer end of scroll a bit darkened and stiffened, short split, some light chipping to edges, a few small holes; very tightly rolled at center; very good. Item number: 275999
Title: Ethiopian Coptic scroll, hand-written in the Ge’ez script, with two gouache paintings Author: Place: Ethiopia Publisher: Date: No date Description: Narrow vellum strips, joined with vellum stitching. Two gouache paintings and other decorative embellishments. Overall approximately 3½x59½". Written in the Ethiopic (Ge'ez) script, a Semitic language that is no longer spoken, but is still used for liturgical and other religious purposes by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. The subjects of these "Bibles" are always Christian, but actual content varies. Lot Amendments Condition: Outer end of scroll a bit darkened and stiffened, short split, some light chipping to edges, a few small holes; very tightly rolled at center; very good. Item number: 275999
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