Antique Ethiopian Illuminated Coptic Orthodox Christian Amulet Prayer Scroll on parchment, in
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Antique Ethiopian Illuminated Coptic Orthodox Christian Amulet Prayer Scroll on parchment, in Semitic Ge'ez language, 18th cen.
Ethiopian Coptic scroll comprised of 3 joined pieces of vellum with colored illustrations - Magic Symbols
The writing is in black and red paint and is written in Ethiopic Ge'ez which is the country's earliest language and which has been referred to as the 'Latin of Ethiopia' and is used today only in the liturgy of the Ethiopian Church.
Scrolls were made from strips of prepared vellum. The Scroll's total length equals the height of the person the scroll was made for.
Length:165 cm. (65 inches), width: 6 cm. (2.3 inches)
Condition: some use wear, stains small holes.
Ethiopian Coptic scroll comprised of 3 joined pieces of vellum with colored illustrations - Magic Symbols
The writing is in black and red paint and is written in Ethiopic Ge'ez which is the country's earliest language and which has been referred to as the 'Latin of Ethiopia' and is used today only in the liturgy of the Ethiopian Church.
Scrolls were made from strips of prepared vellum. The Scroll's total length equals the height of the person the scroll was made for.
Length:165 cm. (65 inches), width: 6 cm. (2.3 inches)
Condition: some use wear, stains small holes.
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Antique Ethiopian Illuminated Coptic Orthodox Christian Amulet Prayer Scroll on parchment, in
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