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Saint George Slays the Dragon and Rescues the Princess of Beirut

Maker:
Aläqa Yohannes Teklu, 1900 - 1978, born Ethiopia  Search this
Medium:
Tempera on canvas
Dimensions:
H x W: 60.5 x 78 cm (23 13/16 x 30 11/16 in.) (image size)
Type:
Painting
Geography:
Aksum, Ethiopia
Date:
1965
Topic:
equestrian  Search this
weapon  Search this
Writing  Search this
horse  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of an anonymous donor in memory of Louis Gilden
Object number:
2006-3-17
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7e0e22fff-fbd6-44e7-9b53-5e54d2dc886e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2006-3-17

A comprehensive analysis of sound recordings from Aksum, Ethiopia

Author:
Timkehet Teffera 1963-  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Ethiopia
Āksum
Date:
2006
Topic:
Music  Search this
Sound recordings  Search this
Call number:
DT371.2 .I57 2003
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_933520

A new perspective on the Late Stone Age of the northern Ethipian Highlands : excavations at Anqqer Baahti, Aksum, Ethiopia, 1996 / Niaal Finneran with contributions by Sheila Boardman and Chester Cain

Author:
Finneran, Niall  Search this
Boardman, Sheila  Search this
Cain, Chester  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Ethiopia
Āksum
Anqqer Baahti Site (Ethiopia)
Date:
2000
Topic:
Neolithic period  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Tools, Prehistoric  Search this
Pottery, Prehistoric  Search this
Call number:
DT365 .A992
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_749920

Ancient settlement patterns in the area of Aksum (Tigray, northern Ethiopia) -- Ca. 900 BCE-800/850 CE Luisa Sernicola

Author:
Sernicola, Luisa  Search this
Physical description:
ix, 139 pages illustrations (some color), maps (some color) 30 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Ethiopia
Āksum
Aksum
Date:
2017
Topic:
Prehistoric peoples  Search this
Land settlement patterns, Prehistoric  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Siedlung  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1110529

Archaeological excavations at the church of Arbaetu Ensesa Aksum, Ethiopia, 2006-2007 / Tekle Hagos

Author:
Tekle Hagos  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Ethiopia
Āksum
Date:
2011
Topic:
Church buildings  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Ethiopian Orthodox churches  Search this
Call number:
DT379 .A613
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1066316

Archaeology at Aksum, Ethiopia, 1993-7 / by David W. Phillipson with the principal assistance of Jacke Phillips ; and contributions by Ayele Tarekegn ... [et al.]

Author:
Phillipson, D. W  Search this
Phillips, Jacqueline Sharon 1955-  Search this
Tarekegn, Ayele  Search this
Physical description:
2 v. : ill. ; 31 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Ethiopia
Āksum
Āksum (Ethiopia)
Date:
2000
2001
2000-2001
Topic:
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Call number:
DT390.A88 P46 2000
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_712303

Dimitrios Kyriazis photographs

Photographer:
Kyriazis, Dimitrios, 1933-2001  Search this
Extent:
3797 Negatives (photographic) (black & white, 35 mm.)
12 Negatives (photographic) (color, 35 mm.)
1590 Slides (photographs) (color)
5,407 Items (contact images (2 v.), black & white)
20 Items (transparencies (framed), color, 4 x 4 cm.)
794 Negatives (photographic) (black & white, 6 x 6 cm.)
399 Negatives (photographic) (color, 6 x 6 cm.)
764 Items (transparencies, color, 6 x 6 cm.)
1 Manuscripts (document genre) (1 v., 8 x 10 in.)
Container:
Item 3797
Item 1590
Item 794
Item 764
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Negatives
Slides
Photographs
Negatives (photographic)
Slides (photographs)
Manuscripts (document genre)
Black-and-white negatives
Place:
Africa
Ethiopia
Aksum (Kingdom)
Aksum (Ethiopia)
Date:
between 1950-1974
Summary:
Photographs taken by Dimitri Kyriazis while at the Institute for Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa, from ca. 1950 through the end of the reign of Emperor Halie Selassie I in 1974.
Arrangement note:
Images indexed by negative number.
Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Cultural landscapes  Search this
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Black-and-white negatives
Identifier:
EEPA.1999-005
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Dimitrios Kyriazis photographs
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo78b09a127-34f8-46de-9c7d-3960e35a6b55
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-eepa-1999-005

Embroidery details of a pair of wedding pants from Aksum, Aksum, Ethiopia

Collection Photographer:
Heldman, Marilyn  Search this
Extent:
1 Slide (color, 35 mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides
Place:
Ethiopia
Date:
1974
General:
Original description on slide mount: Wedding pants from Aksum
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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.
Collection Citation:
Marilyn Heldman photographs, EEPA 2013-013, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.2013-013, Item EEPA 2013-013-0034
See more items in:
Marilyn Heldman photographs
Marilyn Heldman photographs / Series 3: Ethiopia
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo77cf02a69-b5ab-4e12-9cb4-51e4b7863723
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2013-013-ref220

Excavations at Aksum, Ethiopia, 1993-4 / David W. Phillipson

Author:
Phillipson, D. W  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Ethiopia
Āksum
Āksum (Ethiopia)
Date:
1995
Topic:
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Aksumite stelae  Search this
Tombs  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Call number:
DA20 .S612X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_749604

Museums, heritage and international development / edited by Paul Basu and Wayne Modest

Author:
Basu, Paul  Search this
Modest, Wayne  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 345 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Developing countries
Date:
2015
Topic:
Museums--Political aspects  Search this
Museums--Social aspects  Search this
Museums--Economic aspects  Search this
Cultural property--Protection  Search this
Historic preservation  Search this
Economic development  Search this
Sustainable development  Search this
International relations  Search this
Cultural policy  Search this
Colonial influence  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1046839

New megalithic sites in the vicinity of Aksum, Ethiopia

Author:
Tekle Hagos  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Ethiopia
Āksum
Āksum (Ethiopia)
Date:
2001
Topic:
Quarries and quarrying  Search this
Aksumite stelae  Search this
Megaliths  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Call number:
DT379 .A613
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_950910

Painting on Canvas: St. Michael

Donor Name:
Fisseha Berhanemeskel  Search this
Length:
195 cm
Width:
77 cm
Culture:
Ethiopian  Search this
Object Type:
Painting
Place:
Aksum, Tigre Province, Ethiopia, Africa
Accession Date:
27 Feb 2003
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
2027713
USNM Number:
E431931-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c966412d-4ebf-40fb-9fb9-b0ea479f2f34
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8552086
Online Media:

Painting on Canvas: St. Raphael

Donor Name:
Fisseha Berhanemeskel  Search this
Length:
195 cm
Width:
77 cm
Culture:
Ethiopian  Search this
Object Type:
Painting
Place:
Aksum, Tigre Province, Ethiopia, Africa
Accession Date:
27 Feb 2003
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
2027713
USNM Number:
E431932-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30a3fb90b-d718-4543-86c3-ee9f5a66cc8b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8552087
Online Media:

Stela of Aksum Memorial

Creator:
Kyriazis, Dimitrios, 1933-2001  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Kyriazis, Dimitrios, 1933-2001  Search this
Extent:
1 Negative (b&w, 6 x 6 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Black-and-white negatives
Place:
Aksum (Kingdom)
Africa
Aksum (Ethiopia)
Ethiopia
Date:
[between 1950-1974]
Scope and Contents:
Stela of Aksum, a multi-storied memorial made from a single piece of granite, built between 2nd and 4th centuries A.D. For a more detailed description of the Stelae of Aksum, see Churches in Rock: Early Christian Art in Ethiopia by George Gerster (London: Phadon, 1970), pp. 25-26.
General:
Title source: Archives staff; title not provided by photographer.
Image indexed by negative number.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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.
Topic:
Cultural landscapes  Search this
Genre/Form:
Black-and-white negatives
Identifier:
EEPA.1999-005, Item EEPA 1999-051934-2
See more items in:
Dimitrios Kyriazis photographs
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7b6554ada-25a9-464f-a9ca-4c7b085d0f1b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1999-005-ref1402

The 1993-94 excavations at Aksum, Ethiopia

Author:
Phillipson, D. W  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Ethiopia
Āksum
Aksum (Kingdom)
Date:
1996
Topic:
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Call number:
GN861 .P36 1995X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_539956

The B.U./I.U.O. archaeological excavations at Bieta Giyorghis (Aksum, Ethiopia) : a preliminary report on the 1996 field season / Kathryn A. Bard, Michael C. Di Blasi, Rodolpho Fattovich, Andrea Manzo, Cinzia Perlingieri and Livio Crescenzi

Title:
Archaeological excavations at Bieta Giyorghis (Aksum, Ethiopia)
Author:
Bard, Kathryn A  Search this
Fattovich, Rodolfo  Search this
Manzo, Andrea  Search this
DiBlasi, Michael Charles  Search this
Perlingieri, Cinzia  Search this
Crescenzi, Livio  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Ethiopia
Bieta Giyorgis
Bieta Giyorgis Site (Ethiopia)
Aksum (Kingdom)
Date:
1996
Topic:
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Call number:
DT13 .N9X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_532729

The BU/IUO joint expedition at Bieta Giyorgis (Aksum, Ethiopia), 2001 field season : a preliminary report / Kathryn A. Bard, Rodolfo Fattovich

Author:
Bard, Kathryn A  Search this
Fattovich, Rodolfo  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Ethiopia
Bieta Giyorgis
Bieta Giyorgis Site (Ethiopia)
Date:
2001
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Call number:
DT13 .N9X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_750745

Visualizing marriage in northern Ethiopia : the production and consumption of Gama / Leah Niederstadt

Author:
Niederstadt, Leah  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
Gebre Wahid  Search this
Berhane Gebre Iyasus  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Ethiopia
Āksum
Aksum
Date:
2018
Topic:
Wedding painting  Search this
Portrait painting  Search this
Painting, Ethiopian  Search this
Painters  Search this
Painting, Ethiopian--Themes, motives  Search this
Wedding photography  Search this
Marriage customs and rites  Search this
Call number:
N1 .A258
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1098806

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