b'62451459451 452 453A pair of Ottoman painted woodenTwo Ethiopian religious items, one beingA pair of Egyptian glazed faience wall mounts (Kavukluk) of classic forman iron cross engraved with angelsUshabti figures of classic forms wearing adorned with polychrome pigments.(circa 16th to 17th century); the secondwigs and beards, each holding the Used to store turbans on when theybeing an iron prayer stand, ex: Seyoumcrook and flail, the front surface with are not being worn in the house. OneTessema Collection, Melbourne,horizontal bands of hieroglyphs. Late bears an old collection number on theAustralia, ex: T. McAllister Collection,Period, circa 600 to 300 B.C.,front surface in black ink, the otherUnited Kingdom and Townsville,17cm high, 14cm high (2)traces of an old collection label. CircaQueensland, late 19th century, $8001,20019th century A.D. 21cm high, 11cm high (2)approximately 45cm high (2) $600800454$500700 A Pair of Ethiopian protective scrolls. Vegetable dyes and ink on vellum. Classical Ethiopic language (Geez), comprises a prayer designed to protect a young man against evil spirits which are causing suffering. The scroll would have been composed by a priest of the Ethiopian Orthodox church. It would have been carried by the owner or placed in his house to provide constant protection. The Ethiopian protective scroll tradition incorporates both Christian and pre-Christian elements. Much of the religious iconography is clearly understood, but the precise meaning of many of the talismanic symbols is unknown. It was believed that all afflictions of the body and soul were caused by the presence of evil spirits. The prayers in these scrolls frequently invoke the wisdom of Solomon and the strength of various saints to invest the priest with the power of healing. Northern Ethiopia, late 19th to early 20th century.14cm high, 11cm highEx: Seyoum Tessema, Melbourne, Australia; Ex: T. McAllister Collection, United Kingdom and Australia.456 $8001,200'