Manuscript
Scroll
87-13-149
From: Ethiopia | Asmara
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | 87-13-149 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Coptic |
| Provenience | Ethiopia | Asmara |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Parchment | Leather |
| Description | Parchment prayer scroll with a leather case. Only half of the leather case remains; it is dark brown and is stitched together on one side. The scroll is written in red and black ink; it begins with an elaborately painted cross inside an intricate border; the script begins beneath it. |
| Length | 12 cm |
| Width | 3 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mr. and Mrs. Aurelio Cinquegrana, 1987 |
| Other Number | L-897-8 - Old Museum Number |
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