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Exhibition

Africa & Byzantium

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Mosaic Panel with Preparations for a Feast, Marble, limestone, glass paste, North African (Carthage, Tunisia)
Returned to lender
Mosaic Panel with Preparations for a Feast
North African (Carthage, Tunisia)
4th quarter of the 2nd century
Mosaic of Lion Attacking Onager, Stone and glass tesserae, North African (Sousse, Hadrumetum, Tunisia)
Returned to lender
Mosaic of Lion Attacking Onager
North African (Sousse, Hadrumetum, Tunisia)
150–200 C.E.
Vase, African red slip ware, North African (Tunis El Aouja, Navigius school)
Returned to lender
Vase
North African (Tunis El Aouja, Navigius school)
290–320
Jug, African red slip ware, North African (Tunis El Aouja, Navigius school)
Returned to lender
Jug
North African (Tunis El Aouja, Navigius school)
290–320
Bottle, African red slip ware, North African (Tunisia)
Returned to lender
Bottle
North African (Tunisia)
275–325
Amphora, African red slip ware, North African (Tunis El Aouja, Navigius school)
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Amphora
North African (Tunis El Aouja, Navigius school)
290–320
Lagynos, African red slip ware, North African (Tunisia)
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Lagynos
North African (Tunisia)
290–320
Mosaic with the "Lady of Carthage", Marble, limestone, and glass paste, North African (Carthage, Tunisia)
Returned to lender
Mosaic with the "Lady of Carthage"
North African (Carthage, Tunisia)
4th–5th century
Rock Crystal Dish in the Form of a Temple, Rock crystal, North African (Carthage)
Rock Crystal Dish in the Form of a Temple
North African (Carthage)
3rd–5th century
Rock crystal Statuette of a Lion, Rock crystal, North African (Carthage)
Rock crystal Statuette of a Lion
North African (Carthage)
3rd–4th century
Fragment of a Rock Crystal Bowl, Rock crystal, North African (Carthage)
Fragment of a Rock Crystal Bowl
North African (Carthage)
3rd–5th century
Rock Crystal Bowl, Rock crystal, North African (Carthage)
Rock Crystal Bowl
North African (Carthage)
3rd–5th century
Rock Crystal Statuette of a Dolphin, Rock crystal, North African (Carthage)
Rock Crystal Statuette of a Dolphin
North African (Carthage)
3rd–5th century
Box with Isis-Tyche-Aphrodite and Dionysus-Serapis, Ivory, Early Byzantine (Egypt)
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Box with Isis-Tyche-Aphrodite and Dionysus-Serapis
Early Byzantine (Egypt)
mid 4th–5th century
Panel with Painted Image of Isis, Tempera on wood, Egypt
Returned to lender
Panel with Painted Image of Isis
Egypt
2nd century
Textile Fragment with Satyr and Maenad, Undyed linen and dyed wool; plain weave ground with tapestry weave, Byzantine (Egypt)
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Textile Fragment with Satyr and Maenad
Byzantine (Egypt)
4th century
Funerary Figure of a Woman, Limestone, gesso, pigment, Coptic (Egypt)
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Funerary Figure of a Woman
Coptic (Egypt)
3rd–4th century
Pectoral with Coins and Pseudo-Medallion, Gold, niello, Byzantine
Pectoral with Coins and Pseudo-Medallion
Byzantine
ca. 539–50
Earring (one of a pair), Gold, pearls, Byzantine
Earring (one of a pair)
Byzantine
6th–7th century
Earring (one of a pair), Gold, pearls, Byzantine
Earring (one of a pair)
Byzantine
6th–7th century
Necklace with Pendant Crosses, Gold, pearl sapphire, smokey quartz, quartz, Byzantine
Necklace with Pendant Crosses
Byzantine
6th–7th century
Bracelet (one of a pair), Gold, Byzantine
Bracelet (one of a pair)
Byzantine
ca. 400
Bracelet (one of a pair), Gold, Byzantine
Bracelet (one of a pair)
Byzantine
ca. 400
Jeweled Bracelet (one of pair), Gold, silver, pearl, amethyst, sapphire, opal, glass, quartz, emerald plasma, Byzantine
Jeweled Bracelet (one of pair)
Byzantine
500–700
Jeweled Bracelet (one of pair), Gold, silver, pearls, amethyst, sapphire, glass, quartz, Byzantine
Jeweled Bracelet (one of pair)
Byzantine
500–700
Shroud of a Woman Wearing a Fringed Tunic, Linen, paint (tempera)
Shroud of a Woman Wearing a Fringed Tunic
A.D. 170–200
Textile; curtain, Linen and wool; wool; tapestry and plain weave, including warp<br/>fringes, Byzantine (Akhmim (?), Egypt)
Returned to lender
Textile; curtain
Byzantine (Akhmim (?), Egypt)
6th–7th century
Fragment from a Coptic Hanging, Linen, wool; plain weave, tapestry-weave
Fragment from a Coptic Hanging
5th century
Textile Fragment with Artemis and Actaeon(?), Linen and wool; tapestry and plain weave, Byzantine (Akhmim (?), Egypt)
Returned to lender
Textile Fragment with Artemis and Actaeon(?)
Byzantine (Akhmim (?), Egypt)
5th–7th century
Jug, Bronze, Nubian (Karanog, Egypt)
Returned to lender
Jug
Nubian (Karanog, Egypt)
100 B.C.E.–300 C.E.
Bust of an African Child, Bronze, Roman (Samanud, Egypt)
Returned to lender
Bust of an African Child
Roman (Samanud, Egypt)
2nd–3rd century C.E.
Lamp, Bronze, Roman (Timgad, Algeria)
Returned to lender
Lamp
Roman (Timgad, Algeria)
after 100 C.E.
Beaker, Ceramic, painted, Nubian (Meroe, Sudan)
Returned to lender
Beaker
Nubian (Meroe, Sudan)
ca. 50–250 C.E.
Cylindrical Jar with Two Small Handles, Ceramic, painted, Nubian (Sudan)
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Cylindrical Jar with Two Small Handles
Nubian (Sudan)
ca. 300 B.C.E.–350 C.E.
Cup with Impressed Decoration, Earthenware, Nubian (Meroe, Sudan)
Returned to lender
Cup with Impressed Decoration
Nubian (Meroe, Sudan)
50–250 C.E.
Globular Jar, Earthenware, Meroitic (Sudan)
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Globular Jar
Meroitic (Sudan)
50–250 C.E.
Bridal Chest, Wood, ivory, Nubian (Qustul, Egypt)
Returned to lender
Bridal Chest
Nubian (Qustul, Egypt)
4th–6th century
Box, Wood, ivory, and bronze, Nubian (Egypt or Sudan)
Returned to lender
Box
Nubian (Egypt or Sudan)
4th–6th century
Toilet Box, Wood and ivory, Meroitic (Karanog, Egypt)
Returned to lender
Toilet Box
Meroitic (Karanog, Egypt)
100 B.C.E.– 300 C.E.
Ashburnham Pentateuch, Ink and colors on parchment, Late Roman (Rome or North Africa)
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Ashburnham Pentateuch
Late Roman (Rome or North Africa)
late 6th–early 7th century
Coin of Endybis (AV.1 Type), Gold, Ethiopian (Aksum, Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Coin of Endybis (AV.1 Type)
Ethiopian (Aksum, Ethiopia)
295–310
Coin of Apuilas (AV.1 Type), Gold, Ethiopian (Aksum, Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Coin of Apuilas (AV.1 Type)
Ethiopian (Aksum, Ethiopia)
310–early 320s
Ezana Av.1 Type, Gold, Ethiopian (Aksum, Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Ezana Av.1 Type
Ethiopian (Aksum, Ethiopia)
340s–380s
Coin of ʿEzana (AV.1 Type), Gold, Ethiopian (Aksum, Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Coin of ʿEzana (AV.1 Type)
Ethiopian (Aksum, Ethiopia)
mid-340s–380
Coin of Nezool (AV.1 Type), Gold, Ethiopian (Aksum, Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Coin of Nezool (AV.1 Type)
Ethiopian (Aksum, Ethiopia)
late 5th century
Coin - Armah AE.1 Type, Copper alloy, Ethiopian (Aksum, Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Coin - Armah AE.1 Type
Ethiopian (Aksum, Ethiopia)
530s–50s
Anonymous Coin (AR.2 Gilt Type), Silver, Ethiopian (Aksum, Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Anonymous Coin (AR.2 Gilt Type)
Ethiopian (Aksum, Ethiopia)
mid-4th–mid-6th century
Coin of Ǝllä Gäbäz (AV.1 Type), Gold, Ethiopian (Aksum, Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Coin of Ǝllä Gäbäz (AV.1 Type)
Ethiopian (Aksum, Ethiopia)
550s–60s
Metal Crown, Silver and gemstones, Nubian (Egypt)
Returned to lender
Metal Crown
Nubian (Egypt)
5th–6th century
Metal Crown, Silver, Nubian (Egypt)
Returned to lender
Metal Crown
Nubian (Egypt)
5th–6th century
Capital with Putti Holding Wreaths and with Acanthus Leaves, Limestone; carved in relief
Capital with Putti Holding Wreaths and with Acanthus Leaves
second half 4th century
Lampstand, Bronze, Nubian (Egypt)
Returned to lender
Lampstand
Nubian (Egypt)
4th–5th century
Icon of the Virgin Enthroned, Wool, Byzantine (Egypt)
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Icon of the Virgin Enthroned
Byzantine (Egypt)
6th century
Icon with the Virgin and Child, Saints, Angels, and the Hand of God, Encaustic on panel, Early Byzantine (Egypt)
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Icon with the Virgin and Child, Saints, Angels, and the Hand of God
Early Byzantine (Egypt)
6th century
Capital with Acanthus Leaves, Limestone; carved in relief
Capital with Acanthus Leaves
6th–7th century
Capital with Acanthus Leaves, Limestone; carved in relief
Capital with Acanthus Leaves
6th century
Painting of Holy Men, Linen, paint, Byzantine (Egypt)
Painting of Holy Men
Byzantine (Egypt)
5th–6th century
Ampulla (Flask) of Saint Menas, Earthenware, molded, Byzantine (Egypt)
Returned to lender
Ampulla (Flask) of Saint Menas
Byzantine (Egypt)
5th–6th century
Ampulla (Flask) of Saint Menas, Earthenware; molded, Byzantine (Egypt)
Returned to lender
Ampulla (Flask) of Saint Menas
Byzantine (Egypt)
5th–6th century
Capital, Limestone; carved in relief
Capital
6th–7th century
Ampulla (Flask) of Saint Menas, Earthenware, molded, Byzantine (Egypt)
Ampulla (Flask) of Saint Menas
Byzantine (Egypt)
ca. 610–50
Ampulla (Flask) of Saint Menas, Earthenware; molded
Ampulla (Flask) of Saint Menas
late 6th century–mid 8th century
Wall Painting with Holy Men and a Coptic Inscription, Stucco, Byzantine (Egypt)
Returned to lender
Wall Painting with Holy Men and a Coptic Inscription
Byzantine (Egypt)
6th–7th century
Ostrakon with an Invocation or Charm, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, Coptic (Egypt)
Ostrakon with an Invocation or Charm
Coptic (Egypt)
580–640
Papyrus Fragments with Seth on Mount Sinai, Papyrus with ink, Coptic
Papyrus Fragments with Seth on Mount Sinai
Coptic
5th–6th century
Necklace and Pendant Cross, Rock crystal, silver mount, Coptic (Egypt)
Necklace and Pendant Cross
Coptic (Egypt)
500–700
Pottery Fragment with Figure, Earthenware, slip decoration, Coptic
Pottery Fragment with Figure
Coptic
4th–7th century
Amulet Carved in Intaglio (Incised), Hematite, silver mount, Byzantine (Egypt)
Amulet Carved in Intaglio (Incised)
Byzantine (Egypt)
6th–7th century
Lamp Mold with Christogram, African red slip ware, North African (Tunisia)
Returned to lender
Lamp Mold with Christogram
North African (Tunisia)
6th century
Lamp Mold with Christogram, African red slip ware, North African (Tunisia)
Returned to lender
Lamp Mold with Christogram
North African (Tunisia)
6th century
Oil Lamp with Christ Crushing the Serpent's Head, African red slip ware, North African (Tunisia)
Returned to lender
Oil Lamp with Christ Crushing the Serpent's Head
North African (Tunisia)
6th century
Oil Lamp Reflector with Adam and Eve, African red slip ware, North African (Tunisia)
Returned to lender
Oil Lamp Reflector with Adam and Eve
North African (Tunisia)
5th–6th century
Oil Lamp with Menorah and Christ Crushing the Serpent's Head, African red slip ware, North African (Tunisia)
Returned to lender
Oil Lamp with Menorah and Christ Crushing the Serpent's Head
North African (Tunisia)
6th century
Oil Lamp with Angel, African red slip ware, North African (Tunisia)
Returned to lender
Oil Lamp with Angel
North African (Tunisia)
late 6th century–first quarter 7th century
Lamp, Earthenware; molded
Lamp
4th–5th century
Oil Lamp with Cross and Birds, African red slip ware, North African (Tunisia)
Returned to lender
Oil Lamp with Cross and Birds
North African (Tunisia)
6th century
Lamp with the Three Hebrews before Nebuchadnezzar, Earthenware; molded
Lamp with the Three Hebrews before Nebuchadnezzar
5th–6th century
Oil Lamp with Christogram and the Heads of the Apostles, African red slip ware, North African (Tunisia)
Returned to lender
Oil Lamp with Christogram and the Heads of the Apostles
North African (Tunisia)
first half 5th century
Spell to Acquire a Beautiful Voice, Ink on papyrus, Coptic (Egypt)
Returned to lender
Spell to Acquire a Beautiful Voice
Coptic (Egypt)
6th–7th century
Tile with Vegetal Decoration, Beige slip, North African (Carthage, Tunisia)
Returned to lender
Tile with Vegetal Decoration
North African (Carthage, Tunisia)
5th–6th century
Tile with Abraham's Sacrifice, Beige slip, North African (Cillium, Kasserine, Tunisia)
Returned to lender
Tile with Abraham's Sacrifice
North African (Cillium, Kasserine, Tunisia)
6th–early 7th century
Tile with Lion, Beige slip, North African ( Carthage, Tunisia)
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Tile with Lion
North African ( Carthage, Tunisia)
second half 6th century
Tile with Daniel in the Lion's Den, Beige slip, North African (Thysdrus, El Jem Tunisia)
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Tile with Daniel in the Lion's Den
North African (Thysdrus, El Jem Tunisia)
early 7th century
Tile with Deer, Beige slip, North African (Carthage, Tunisia)
Returned to lender
Tile with Deer
North African (Carthage, Tunisia)
early 7th century
Mosaic with Epitaph, Limestone tesserae, North African (Henchir Chigarnia, Tunisia)
Returned to lender
Mosaic with Epitaph
North African (Henchir Chigarnia, Tunisia)
late 4th–early 6th century C.E.
Mosaic with Latin Inscription, Marble, limestone, North African (Tunisia, Furnos Minor, Messadine)
Returned to lender
Mosaic with Latin Inscription
North African (Tunisia, Furnos Minor, Messadine)
late 4th–early 5th century
Mosaic of Date Palm, Stone and mortar, North African (Hammam Lif, Tunisia)
Returned to lender
Mosaic of Date Palm
North African (Hammam Lif, Tunisia)
6th century C.E.
Mosaic of Menorah, Stone tesserae, North African (Hammam Lif, Tunisia)
Returned to lender
Mosaic of Menorah
North African (Hammam Lif, Tunisia)
6th century
Mosaic of Menorah with Lulav and Ethrog, Stone tesserae, North African (Hammam Lif, Tunisia)
Returned to lender
Mosaic of Menorah with Lulav and Ethrog
North African (Hammam Lif, Tunisia)
6th century
Mosaic with Lion, Stone tesserae, North African (Hammam Lif, Tunisia)
Returned to lender
Mosaic with Lion
North African (Hammam Lif, Tunisia)
6th century
Incense Burner, Bronze, Byzantine (Egypt)
Returned to lender
Incense Burner
Byzantine (Egypt)
5th century
Revue archéologique; ou, Recueil des documents et des mémoires relatifs à l'étude des monuments, à la numismatique et à la philologie de l'Antiquité et du Moyen Age, Ernest Leroux, Paper
Returned to lender
Revue archéologique; ou, Recueil des documents et des mémoires relatifs à l'étude des monuments, à la numismatique et à la philologie de l'Antiquité et du Moyen Age
Ernest Leroux
1884
Dedicatory Inscriptions from the Ben Ezra Synagogue, Walnut wood, Egyptian (Cairo (Fustat), Egypt)
Returned to lender
Dedicatory Inscriptions from the Ben Ezra Synagogue
Egyptian (Cairo (Fustat), Egypt)
13th century
Dedicatory Inscriptions from the Ben Ezra Synagogue, Walnut wood, Egyptian (Cairo (Fustat), Egypt)
Returned to lender
Dedicatory Inscriptions from the Ben Ezra Synagogue
Egyptian (Cairo (Fustat), Egypt)
ca. 1220 C.E.
Papyrus, Papyrus and ink, Coptic
Papyrus
Coptic
699
Double Folio from a Qur'an, Brown ink on vellum, North African (Kairouan, Tunisia)
Returned to lender
Double Folio from a Qur'an
North African (Kairouan, Tunisia)
late 7th–early 8th century
Folio from a Qur'an, Ink on parchment and decorated vellum, North African (Kairouan, Tunisia)
Returned to lender
Folio from a Qur'an
North African (Kairouan, Tunisia)
early 9th century
Half-Dinar, Gold, North African (Ifriqya, Tunisia)
Returned to lender
Half-Dinar
North African (Ifriqya, Tunisia)
708–711
Gold Dinar, Gold, North African (Ifriqya, Tunisia)
Returned to lender
Gold Dinar
North African (Ifriqya, Tunisia)
712–713
Coinage of Sulayman, Gold, Ifriqyan (Spain or North Africa)
Returned to lender
Coinage of Sulayman
Ifriqyan (Spain or North Africa)
716 C.E.
Icon with the Virgin Hodegetria Dexiokratousa, Miniature tesserae (gold and other materials), set in wax, on wood, Byzantine (Egypt)
Returned to lender
Icon with the Virgin Hodegetria Dexiokratousa
Byzantine (Egypt)
first quarter of 13th century
Vita Icon of Saint George with Scenes of His Passion and Miracles, Tempera and gold on wood, Byzantine (Egypt)
Returned to lender
Vita Icon of Saint George with Scenes of His Passion and Miracles
Byzantine (Egypt)
early 13th century
Icon with the Virgin Galaktotrophousa, Tempera on wood, Byzantine (Egypt)
Returned to lender
Icon with the Virgin Galaktotrophousa
Byzantine (Egypt)
1250–1350
Christian Topography of Cosmas Indicopleustes, Brown, white, and red ink and gold on parchment, Byzantine (Egypt)
Returned to lender
Christian Topography of Cosmas Indicopleustes
Byzantine (Egypt)
early 11th century
Icon of the Virgin and Child, Hodegetria variant, Byzantine or Crusader Byzantine or Crusader, Tempera on wood, Byzantine or Crusader
Icon of the Virgin and Child, Hodegetria variant
Byzantine or Crusader
13th century
Bible with Ancient Binding, Ink on vellum and papyrus; leather binding, Coptic (Fayyum Oasis, Egypt)
Returned to lender
Bible with Ancient Binding
Coptic (Fayyum Oasis, Egypt)
822–914; binding: 7th–8th century
Martyrology of Saints Theodore the Anatolian (the Oriental), Leontius the Arab, and Panigerus the Persian, Ink on parchment, Coptic (Fayyum Oasis, Egypt)
Returned to lender
Martyrology of Saints Theodore the Anatolian (the Oriental), Leontius the Arab, and Panigerus the Persian
Coptic (Fayyum Oasis, Egypt)
after 31 December 867
Encomium, Ink on parchment, Coptic (Fayyum Oasis, Egypt)
Returned to lender
Encomium
Coptic (Fayyum Oasis, Egypt)
892–893
Homily, Ink on parchment, Coptic (Theogenidos (Perpnoute), Egypt)
Returned to lender
Homily
Coptic (Theogenidos (Perpnoute), Egypt)
902–903
Miscellany, Ink on parchment, Coptic (Fayyum Oasis, Egypt)
Returned to lender
Miscellany
Coptic (Fayyum Oasis, Egypt)
913–914
Three Fragments with a Coptic Inscription, Tapestry weave in polychrome and undyed wool on plain-weave ground of undyed wool; a row of stitches in undyed wool below the top edge
Three Fragments with a Coptic Inscription
810–1010 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability)
Casket with Warriors and Dancers, Elephant ivory and bone; gilded copper mounts, Byzantine
Casket with Warriors and Dancers
Byzantine
11th century
Triptych with Crucifixion, Tempera on wood, Coptic (Egypt)
Returned to lender
Triptych with Crucifixion
Coptic (Egypt)
13th–15th century
Pentaglot Psalter, Ink on parchment, Egyptian (Wadi Natrun, Egypt)
Returned to lender
Pentaglot Psalter
Egyptian (Wadi Natrun, Egypt)
12th–14th century; restored and rebound 1636
Taʾrīḫ tuḏkar fīhi aḫbār min nawāḥī Miṣr wa-aqṭāʿ ihā (History of Churches and Monasteries), Abu-'l-Makārim Saʿdallah Ibn-Ǧirǧis Ibn-Masʿūd, Ink on paper; leather binding, Egyptian (Cairo)
Returned to lender
Taʾrīḫ tuḏkar fīhi aḫbār min nawāḥī Miṣr wa-aqṭāʿ ihā (History of Churches and Monasteries)
Abu-'l-Makārim Saʿdallah Ibn-Ǧirǧis Ibn-Masʿūd
1338
Excerpt from Shenoute of Atripe’s “Discourse” 8, Ink on parchment, Coptic (Egypt)
Returned to lender
Excerpt from Shenoute of Atripe’s “Discourse” 8
Coptic (Egypt)
8th–9th century
Book of Revelation, Ink on parchment, Coptic (Egypt)
Returned to lender
Book of Revelation
Coptic (Egypt)
9th–10th century
Icon triptych of Ewosṭatewos and eight of his disciples, Northern Highlands artist, Wood, tempera, cord, Amhara
Icon triptych of Ewosṭatewos and eight of his disciples
Northern Highlands artist
late 17th century
Plank with Bilingual Psalm, Wood, ink, Nubian (Qasr Ibrim, Egypt)
Returned to lender
Plank with Bilingual Psalm
Nubian (Qasr Ibrim, Egypt)
11th-14th century
Ostrakon, Ink on pottery, Nubian (Qasr Ibrim, Egypt)
Returned to lender
Ostrakon
Nubian (Qasr Ibrim, Egypt)
possibly 6th century
Document in Old Nubian, Ink on parchment, Nubian (Qasr Ibrim, Egypt)
Returned to lender
Document in Old Nubian
Nubian (Qasr Ibrim, Egypt)
12th century
Document in Old Nubian, Parchment, ink, Nubian (Qasr Ibrim, Egypt)
Returned to lender
Document in Old Nubian
Nubian (Qasr Ibrim, Egypt)
9th–10th century
Benedictional Cross, Iron, Nubian (Qasr Ibrim, Egypt)
Returned to lender
Benedictional Cross
Nubian (Qasr Ibrim, Egypt)
14th century
Icon with the Virgin and Child, Elephant ivory, Byzantine
Icon with the Virgin and Child
Byzantine
mid-10th–mid-11th century
Virgin Hodegetria, Plaster and tempera, Nubian (Faras)
Returned to lender
Virgin Hodegetria
Nubian (Faras)
8th century
Wall Painting with Bishop Petros Protected by Saint Peter, Plaster and temepra, Nubian (Faras)
Returned to lender
Wall Painting with Bishop Petros Protected by Saint Peter
Nubian (Faras)
late 10th century
Returned to lender
Wall Painting with Christ and a Nubian Dignitary
Nubian (Faras)
mid 12th century
Diptych Icon with St. George and the Virgin Eleousa, Tempera and gold on wood, Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Diptych Icon with St. George and the Virgin Eleousa
Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
ca 1500, and possibly Crete, ca 1480–90
Mäṣḥafä Bərhan (Book of Light), Black and red ink on parchment, Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Mäṣḥafä Bərhan (Book of Light)
Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
ca. 1450–1468
Panel Painting with the Crowned Nursing Virgin and the Twelve Apostles, Paint on wood, Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Panel Painting with the Crowned Nursing Virgin and the Twelve Apostles
Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
second half 15th century
Manuscript, Parchment, ink, wood, leather, Ethiopian Orthodox (Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Manuscript
Ethiopian Orthodox (Ethiopia)
ca. 1500
Single Leaf from a Gospel Book with a Portrait of St Luke, Ink and tempera on vellum, Ethiopian Orthodox (Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Single Leaf from a Gospel Book with a Portrait of St Luke
Ethiopian Orthodox (Ethiopia)
ca. 1440–1480
Diptych with the Kiss of St. John , Tempera on wood, Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
Returned to lender

Diptych with the Kiss of St. John

Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
15th century
Book of the Gospels, Northern Highlands artist, Parchment (vellum), acacia wood, tempera, ink
Book of the Gospels
Northern Highlands artist
late 14th–early 15th century
Diptych with the Apostles and the Virgin and Child, Paint on wood, Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Diptych with the Apostles and the Virgin and Child
Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
ca.1480s–1520s (or possibly later)
Diptych with Saint George and the Virgin and Child, Paint on wood, Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Diptych with Saint George and the Virgin and Child
Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
late 15th–early 16th century
Processional Cross, Copper alloy, Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Processional Cross
Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
12th–13th century
Processional Cross, Copper alloy, Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Processional Cross
Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
mid 15th–early 16th century
Cross, Wood, Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Cross
Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
early 16th century
Pectoral , Bronze, Ethiopian (Aksum, Ethiopia)
Returned to lender

Pectoral

Ethiopian (Aksum, Ethiopia)
15th century
Psalter, Ink and tempera on parchment, Ethiopian (Tigray, Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Psalter
Ethiopian (Tigray, Ethiopia)
15th century
Gunda Gospels manuscript, Ink and pigment on parchment, Ethiopian (Tigray, Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Gunda Gospels manuscript
Ethiopian (Tigray, Ethiopia)
1440–1480
Gospel manuscript with separated leaves , Ink and tempera on parchment, Ethiopian (Northern Highlands, Tigray, Ethiopia)
Returned to lender

Gospel manuscript with separated leaves

Ethiopian (Northern Highlands, Tigray, Ethiopia)
1510-1530
Double Diptych Icon Pendant, Wood, tempera pigment, string, Amhara or Tigrinya peoples
Double Diptych Icon Pendant
Amhara or Tigrinya peoples
early 18th century
Tray, Brass; engraved and inlaid with silver and black compound
Tray
late 13th–early 14th century
Candlestick Base, Brass with silver inlay
Candlestick Base
first half 14th century
Chalice Case, Painted wood, Coptic (Egypt)
Returned to lender
Chalice Case
Coptic (Egypt)
mid 18th– late18th century
Ethiopic Prayer Book , Ink and tempera on parchment and vellum, Ethiopian (Gondar, Ethiopia)
Returned to lender

Ethiopic Prayer Book

Ethiopian (Gondar, Ethiopia)
17th century
Täʾammərä Maryam (Miracles of Mary), Parchment, ink, tempera, wood, leather, cotton, and string, Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Täʾammərä Maryam (Miracles of Mary)
Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
late 17th century
Arganonä Maryam (The Organ of Mary) prayer book, Baselyos (The Ground Hornbill Master) Ethiopian, Parchment, pigment ink, wood, leather, fiber
Arganonä Maryam (The Organ of Mary) prayer book
Baselyos (The Ground Hornbill Master)
late 17th century
Cross with Santa Maria Maggiore Icon, Brass, Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Cross with Santa Maria Maggiore Icon
Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
17th century
Triptych with the Virgin and Child, the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, Saints, and Scenes from the Life of Christ, Tempera on linen, mounted on wood and bound with cord, Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Triptych with the Virgin and Child, the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, Saints, and Scenes from the Life of Christ
Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
late 17th century
Triptych , Tempera on gesso-primed wood, Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
Returned to lender

Triptych

Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
late 16th–early 17th century
Virgin and Child in Front of the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore, Engraving, paper, Netherlandish (Flanders, Netherlands)
Returned to lender
Virgin and Child in Front of the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore
Netherlandish (Flanders, Netherlands)
16th century
Wall Painting with Saints Täklä Haymanot and Ewosṭatewos, Paint on canvas remounted on cotton, fixed to frame during conservation, Ethiopian (Gondar, Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Wall Painting with Saints Täklä Haymanot and Ewosṭatewos
Ethiopian (Gondar, Ethiopia)
second half 17th century
Wall Painting with Saint Sosənna (Susanna) and Her Persecutors, Paint on canvas remounted on cotton, fixed to frame during conservation, Ethiopian (Gondar, Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Wall Painting with Saint Sosənna (Susanna) and Her Persecutors
Ethiopian (Gondar, Ethiopia)
second half 17th century
Wall Painting with Abba Ǝnṭonyos (Saint Anthony) Receiving the Cap and Scapular, Paint on canvas remounted on cotton, fixed to frame during conservation, Ethiopian (Gondar, Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Wall Painting with Abba Ǝnṭonyos (Saint Anthony) Receiving the Cap and Scapular
Ethiopian (Gondar, Ethiopia)
second half 17th century
Wall Painting with Saint Filatäwos (Philotheos of Antioch), Paint on canvas remounted on cotton, fixed to frame during conservation, Ethiopian (Gondar, Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Wall Painting with Saint Filatäwos (Philotheos of Antioch)
Ethiopian (Gondar, Ethiopia)
second half 17th century
Wall Painting with a Priest of Heaven, Paint on canvas remounted on cotton, fixed to frame during conservation, Ethiopian (Gondar, Ethiopia)
Returned to lender
Wall Painting with a Priest of Heaven
Ethiopian (Gondar, Ethiopia)
second half 17th century
Healing Scroll, Parchment, pigments, Amhara or Tigrinya peoples
Healing Scroll
Amhara or Tigrinya peoples
19th century
Tälsäm or yä bərana kətab (healing scroll), Northern Highlands däbtära (religious scholar), Parchment, ink, pigments, cotton, Tigrinya peoples
Tälsäm or yä bərana kətab (healing scroll)
Northern Highlands däbtära (religious scholar)
18th–19th century
Aberash | አበራሽ | You Give Light II, Tsedaye Makonnen Ethiopian-American, Mirrored stainless steel, plexiglass, LED tubes, and assembly bolts and nuts
Returned to lender
Aberash | አበራሽ | You Give Light II
Tsedaye Makonnen
2023
Theo Eshetu Video Install- The Return of the Axum Obelisk, Theo Eshetu, Fifteen-channel digital video installation, color, sound, 21 min., 43 sec.
Returned to lender
Theo Eshetu Video Install- The Return of the Axum Obelisk
Theo Eshetu
2009
Nefsé Nets’a Mawt’at Däbtäras | ነፍስን : ነፃ : ማውጣት :: ደብተራ :: | The Soul Is Set Free Magic Scrolls I–V, Tsedaye Makonnen Ethiopian-American, Cotton, water-based screenprinting ink, and mirror acrylic (5 count)
Returned to lender
Nefsé Nets’a Mawt’at Däbtäras | ነፍስን : ነፃ : ማውጣት :: ደብተራ :: | The Soul Is Set Free Magic Scrolls I–V
Tsedaye Makonnen
2023
Tsehai | ፀሐይ | Sunlight, Tsedaye Makonnen Ethiopian-American, Mirrored stainless steel, plexiglass, LED tubes, wall-mounted cleats with corresponding hardware
Returned to lender
Tsehai | ፀሐይ | Sunlight
Tsedaye Makonnen
2023