Ethiopia (Aksum)

 

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The church of Mary of Zion:  the small green building on the right supposedly holds the Ark of the Covenant.

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Ethiopian illuminated manuscripts:  the judgment of Solomon

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A military saint:

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Processional cross:

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Frescoes from Nubia:

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