The Dragon in the Desert
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The Dragon in the Desert
- This painting (also called an illumination) appears in a manuscript taken from King Tewodros's royal library in Magdala, Southern Ethiopia, and dated to 1721-1730. You can view this painting in the manuscript British Library, "Orient" Collection, Manuscript No. 648, f. 8v, or learn more about this manuscript at its PEMM Manuscript page. You can also read the related story at its PEMM Story page.
- This painting of PEMM Story ID 134 depicts 1 moment (or episode) in the story. The description of the episode in this painting, along with its keyword(s), is:
- 1. A wealthy wicked man comes across a serpent in the desert of Scete (right). The object(s) are recurve bow; spear; shield; tree; dog; leopard skin; dragon; serpent. The living being(s) are dragon; serpent.
- The number of PEMM manuscripts that have paintings of this story is 3. The total number of paintings of this story in PEMM manuscripts is 5.
- PEMM's ID number for this painting is 370.
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