Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: at the Clarion of the Fifth Angel's Trumpet, a Star Falls from the Sky; the Bottomless Pit is Opened with a Key; Emerging from the Smoke, Locusts Come Upon the Earth and Torment the Deathless

ca. 1180

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Title: Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: at the Clarion of the Fifth Angel's Trumpet, a Star Falls from the Sky; the Bottomless Pit is Opened with a Key; Emerging from the Smoke, Locusts Come Upon the Earth and Torment the Deathless
Date Created: ca. 1180
Physical Dimensions: Overall (folio): 17 1/2 x 11 13/16 in. (44.5 x 30 cm) Mat: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
Type: Beatus; Manuscript leaf
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/466191
Medium: Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Culture: Spanish

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