The Holy Family fleeing to Egypt. The illumination is painted in bright colors with the background mainly in yellow.
Ethiopian and Eritrean depictions of the flight to Egypt frequently include Salome, the midwife who was present at Christ's birth, carrying a mesob (መሶብ፡), a basked for storing injera 🇪🇹🇪🇷
Ethiopia, 18th c. (?) #StMary #BabyJesus #joseph #salome #injera #mesob #africanart
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