Healing scroll (tälsäm): archangel with a sword above a horned animal, Peinture éthiopienne

Healing scroll (tälsäm): archangel with a sword above a horned animal

Peinture éthiopienne (14th-19th century)

Movement: Ethiopian Christian art
Date: 19th century
Medium: Pigments on parchment
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0

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Scroll Angel Archangel Religion Figure Sword Weapon Wing Animal Horn Frieze Pattern Ornament Brown Red Black Orange Dress Clothing Line Manuscript Parchment Page Writing Inscription Calligraphy Letter Afrique

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