Four Gospels: the Crucifixion and the Myrrh-bearing Women at the
Tomb. Notice that the crucifixion does not depict the crucified
body of Christ. Instead, the image of the Lamb of God is placed
above a jeweled Cross, the symbol of Christ's victory over death.
Parchment, 14th century.
Four Gospels: St. Mark. Parchment, c. 1320. Dabra Hyq
Estifanos.
Pauline Epistles Paul, Silvanus, Timothy Parchment, early 15th
century.
left: Theotokos flanked by archangels Michael and Gabriel. The
infant Christ caresses Mary's chin, while both hold a sprig of
flowers, symbolic of Mary as "the flower of delicious perfume which
has blossomed from the tree of Jesse" (from the hymn, Weddase
Maryam). Inscription at top reads "Mary with her Beloved Son."
right: Twelve Apostles with Sts. George and Theodore in lower
right. Tempra on gesso-covered wood panels, fifteenth
century.
Top left: St. Gabra Manfas Keddus Top right: Two saints Lower left:
Two saints Lower right: Christ as a young boy performing a miracle
Ethiopian, 18th century
