Ethiopia, 19th century A.D. A vellum prayer scroll presenting psalm 30/31,posed of black characters with passages highlighted in red, opening with a visual depiction of an angel, a stylised sun towards the middle, a third painting of a cross in blue, yellow and red pigmentation at the end of the psalm; housed in a custom-made box. 111 grams total, 1.62 m long (63 3/4 in.). Ex Newberry Library, Chicago, USA, ORMS no.252. Ex central London gallery. Apanied by an old fragmentary typed information sheet with elements of outdated interpretation with 'ORMS 252' in pencil to top right. [No Reserve]