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SCENE FROM THE PASSION OF CHRIST
Christianity was brought to Ethiopia in the 4th century, making the Ethiopian Church the oldest branch of the Eastern Orthodox community. Ethiopian religious painting is based on Byzantine pictorial traditions but presents a strong Ethiopian accent in the use of Ethiopian dress and facial types. This manuscript page presents a youthful Christ in leg-irons escorted by Roman soldiers dressed in contemporary Ethiopian clothing. The annotations identifying each figure are written in the Orthodox Ge'ez script.
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