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Ethiopia, Axum The treasures of golden Coptic crosses

African Art Museum

Ethiopia, Axum The treasures of golden Coptic crosses
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Object Details

Creator

Foto Eritrea (Asmara)

Collection Citation

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents

Printed caption on verso reads: "Ethiopia - Axum - The treasures of golden Coptic crosses."
Caption repeated in Italian.
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Ediz. Foto Eritrea - Asmara / P. Marzari S.R.L. Schio / Stampato in Italia."
Item number on verso: "140."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref4007

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7ab7fe867-28e3-4184-8300-1d8cf1c698d3

Local Numbers

EEPA ET-03-05

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

See Also

Ethiopia, Tigray region, Āksum (Axum) (14.124482, 38.724442)
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Place

Africa
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, -- Tigray region, -- Āksum (Axum)

Topic

Works of art in situ

Provenance

Mara Melandry; donation; FY 2006; EEPA 2006-002

Creator

Foto Eritrea (Asmara)

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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)

Extent

1 Postcard (halftone., col., 15 x 10.5 cm.)

Date

ca. 1980

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA EA 2006-002-0028

Type

Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards

Collection Rights

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Genre/Form

Picture postcards

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref4007
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7ab7fe867-28e3-4184-8300-1d8cf1c698d3
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087956-2

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