Ethiopian Collection (page 3)

Triptych with Mary and Her Son, Archangels, Scenes from Life of Christ and Saints, early 16th cent. Creator: Unknown
Triptych with Mary and Her Son, Archangels, Scenes from Life of Christ and Saints, early 16th century. This triptych (three-paneled icon) is distinguished by its somber colours, linear patterns

View on the Bashilo; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences... 1875. Creator: Unknown
View on the Bashilo; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences of Captivity, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

River Berhan, Abyssinian Plateau; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia... 1875. Creator: Unknown
River Berhan, Abyssinian Plateau; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences of Captivity, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Costumes de Différents Pays, Femmes d'Issinie Pilant du Riz, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Femmes d'Issinie Pilant du Riz, c1797

Falls of Davezout, Abyssinian Plateau; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia... 1875. Creator: Unknown
Falls of Davezout, Abyssinian Plateau; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences of Captivity, 1875.From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Boat of Bullock's-hide on Lake Tsana; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia... 1875. Creator: Unknown
Boat of Bullock's-hide on Lake Tsana; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences of Captivity, 1875.From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Abyssinian Tailor; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences... 1875. Creator: Unknown
Abyssinian Tailor; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences of Captivity, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Abyssinian warfare; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences... 1875. Creator: Unknown
Abyssinian warfare; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences of Captivity, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

An Abyssinian horseman; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia... 1875. Creator: Unknown
An Abyssinian horseman; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences of Captivity, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Abyssinian fusileer; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia... 1875. Creator: Unknown
Abyssinian fusileer; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences of Captivity, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

View near Tchelga, Abyssinian plateau; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia... 1875. Creator: Unknown
View near Tchelga, Abyssinian plateau; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences of Captivity, 1875.From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Double-sided Polyptych with the Virgin and Child, Saint George and the Young... late 18th cent. Creator: Unknown
Double-sided Polyptych with the Virgin and Child, Saint George and the Young Woman of Beirut, Archangels, and Saints, late 18th century

Landscape with the baptism of the eunuch, 1630-1639. Creator: Herman van Swanevelt
Landscape with the baptism of the eunuch, 1630-1639

Evangelia IV Etiopice (Ge´ez), Ethiopian Manuscript. Four Gospels, 14th century, design: 14th cent. Creator: Anon
Evangelia IV Etiopice (Ge´ez), Ethiopian Manuscript. Four Gospels, 14th century, design: 14th century

La destitution du negus d'Abyssinie; le ras Tafari, regent d'Ethiopie et heritier du trone, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

La destitution du negus d'Abyssinie; Lidje Yassou, le negus dechu, 1916. Creator: MH Fay
La destitution du negus d'Abyssinie; Lidje Yassou, le negus dechu, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Perseus and Andromeda. Allegory of the liberation of the Netherlands by Prince Frederik Hendrik, 1642

Un chef abyssin de sa suite; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Charles Chusseau-Flaviens
Un chef abyssin de sa suite; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Femme Galla; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Femme Galla; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Danse de femmes Gallas; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Danse de femmes Gallas; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Le ficus geant de la place du marche d'Addis-Abeba; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Charles Chusseau-Flaviens
Le ficus geant de la place du marche d'Addis-Abeba; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Traversee d'une riviere abyssine (le Motjo) par une caravane; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Une vue des montagnes de l'Abyssinie; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Charles Chusseau-Flaviens
Une vue des montagnes de l'Abyssinie; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Le plateau ethiopien; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Le plateau ethiopien; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Ethiopian woman in red
Joxe Inazio Kuesta Garmendia

Punishment of female debtors in Abyssinia (Ethiopia), East Africa - tied up with a chain until they pay their debts! Date: circa 1930s

Churchill in Cairo, with Ethiopian Emperor, Haile Selassie, 1943, (1945). Sir Winston Churchill with Haile Selassie during the formers visit to Cairo on his way back from the Yalta Conference during

Representations of Adam and Eve on stained glass windows inside Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Camels caravan carrying salt extracted from Dallol salt mines, Danakil Depression, Afar Region, Ethiopia, Africa

Portrait of young sisters girls with braids, Asaita, Afar Region, Ethiopia, Africa

Two miners breaking up salt blocks in the salt flat, Danakil Depression, Afar Region, Ethiopia, Africa

Isolated wood stick in salt desert on Lake Karum at sunset, Dallol, Danakil Depression, Afar Region, Ethiopia, Africa

An aerial view shows a traditional Ethiopian village outside Dolo Ado near the
An aerial view shows a traditional Ethiopian village outside Dolo Ado, near the Ethiopia-Somalia border, August 10, 2011. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya (ETHIOPIA - Tags: IMAGES OF THE DAY SOCIETY)

A general view shows a dried up river bed in Ethiopias northern Amhara region, February 11, 2016. Picture taken February 11, 2016. REUTERS/Katy Migiro TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Gheralta mountains, Adigrat, Tigray region, Ethiopia

Menelik II palace (1880s) on the Mount Entoto, near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ethiopian Emperor Menelik II
Menelik II, emperor of Ethiopia, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Ethiopian War Dance - illustration, 1906
3787685 Ethiopian War Dance - illustration, 1906; (add.info.: Ethiopian War Dance - illustration, 1906. From Liebig collectible card (French series title: En Abyssinie'/'In Abyssinia')

Taytu Betul - illustration, 1906
3787691 Taytu Betul - illustration, 1906; (add.info.: Taytu Betul - illustration, 1906. From Liebig collectible card (French series title: En Abyssinie'/'In Abyssinia')

Court trial in Ethiopia - illustration, 1906
3787688 Court trial in Ethiopia - illustration, 1906; (add.info.: Court trial in Ethiopia - illustration, 1906. Following penal code known as Fetha Nagast (Law of Kings)

Harar, eastern Ethiopia - The Banco di Roma
circa 1910s

Woman from Harar, Somalia, East Africa
Woman in festival costume from the city of Harar, Somalia, East Africa. Date: 1922

Ethiopian Women - Dire Dawa
Seven Ethiopian Women - Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. Date: circa 1908

Ethiopian Chief Fitaurari Mangasha and his warriors
Ethiopian Commander of the Spearhead Fitaurari (General) Mangasha (with shield centre right) and his fearsome band of warriors pictured in the Arbaate Asmera neighbourhood of Asmara, Eritrea

Young man praying in Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

Haile Selassie I - Crown Prince and Regent of the Ethiopian Empire (from 1916 to 1928), and then King and Regent (from 1928 to 1930), and finally Emperor (from 1930 to 1974)

The Abyssinian Expedition, 1868: Battle of Arogee, on Good Friday, April 10, 1901
The Abyssinian Expedition, 1868: Battle of Arogee, on Good Friday, April 10, (1901). British soldiers at Magdala in the Ethiopian Empire, historically known as Abyssinia

Group of Danakil men and women from the Italian port, Assab Bay, Eritrea, 1912. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

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Ethiopian history is rich and diverse, spanning centuries of cultural heritage and significant figures. One such prominent figure is Haile Selassie, who ascended to the throne in 1930 as Emperor of Ethiopia. During his reign, he faced challenges like the Italian invasion in 1936 but managed to regain control over his country soon after. The historical significance of Ethiopia can be seen through its ancient art and architecture. For instance, the early 12th-century frescoes in Bet Maryam at St. Mary's Church in Lalibela showcase the artistic prowess craftsmen from that era. Another remarkable piece is a famous painting on the ceiling depicting winged heads of eighty Ethiopian cherubs. Ethiopia's religious influence extends beyond its borders as well. At the Holy Sepulchre Church in Jerusalem, Israel, you can find Ethiopian Coptic icons that reflect their unique spiritual traditions and beliefs. These icons serve as a testament to Ethiopia's deep-rooted Orthodox Christian faith. Emperor Haile Selassie I also enjoyed leisure time during his reign, including seaside holidays at Eastbourne. This glimpse into his personal life reveals a different side to this influential leader who dedicated himself to serving his people. Ethiopia's history isn't limited to emperors; it includes other notable individuals too. Menelik II was another revered emperor whose leadership brought modernization and progress to Ethiopia during challenging times. Beyond political figures, there are indigenous tribes like the Mursi tribe known for their distinctive customs and body modifications which have fascinated anthropologists for years. Even after World War II ended, Haile Selassie continued playing an essential role on both national and international stages—his contributions shaping not only Ethiopian history but also global affairs during that period. Finally, we cannot overlook the presence of Orthodox Christianity within Ethiopia—a religion deeply ingrained within its society for centuries.