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Fol. 184r, Ezra II, historiated initial E, a priest censing an altar

Cleveland Museum of Art

An open book with yellowed pages. The left page has a large block of black text. The right page has a large block of black text with a title at the top; the title has blue and red text. On the top right of the right page there's a numeral. On the bottom left of the left page there's an initial; the initial is blue, gold and red; inside the initial there's an image of a man with a censer standing next to an altar; the man wears a robe; he holds the censer in the right hand; he faces right; the altar is gold; there's an object on top of the altar. The book sits on a gray surface. The right edge of the left page and the left edge of the right page are visible.

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