Saint Anne‏ from Faras Cathedral, Lower Nubian (contemporary Sudan) medieval kingdom of Makuri

Saint Anne‏ from Faras Cathedral, Lower Nubian (contemporary Sudan) medieval kingdom of Makuri

Saint Anne‏ from Faras Cathedral, Lower Nubian (contemporary Sudan) medieval kingdom of Makuria (=old Nubia), c. 8th-9th century, tempera on mud dry plaster (Secco), 69 x 68,5 cm, the National Museum, Warsaw.
 

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