Object number1972.18.4
Emperor Tewodros II at the Battle of Magdala
Date1868
Artist
Ethiopian
(Ethiopian, NA)
MediumGouache paint on cotton ground
DimensionsUnframed: 42 x 65 in. (106.68 x 165.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Richard S. Leach (Aroline Beecher, class of 1921)
On View
Not on viewPeriod19th c
Classification(s)
InscribedInscribed in Amharic (C): Defenders dropping boulders from a cliff; (UR): British; (UL): Emperor Tewodros committing suicide with a gun; (UC): Battle of Magdala
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Currently Unidentified
c. 1890-1900
Culture: Tuscarora
Peruvian (Chimu)
c. 1100-1400
Culture: Pre-Colombian
