Object name: Scroll / Media available: legacy documentation / Collection place: Amhara Region, Ethiopia - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Scroll, accession number 5-11833, described as Scroll, Ethiopia, Lallibelli. October, 1969. 5-11833, acc no. 2569, orig. no. 194, file code 5.2. Collector: David Solomon Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: Parchmet with ink writing, illumination Context of use: Sold by charlatan priests and monks as charm for warding off illness or misfortune Description: Scroll, "prayer", used as charm; parchment with handwritten Ethiopian text, some illumination; 193 cm. l.; 7 cm. w.;