Porcelain lamp
"Cavalry of the Magi"
(Spain, 20th c.)
Magos Foundation Collection
NAMES OF THE THREE WISE MEN'S
HORSES APPEAR IN THE 15th CENTURY
The medieval Irish manuscript Leabhar Breac (15th c.) gives the names of the Magi’s horses: Dromann-Darii, Madian, and Effan. These names are an interpretation of the writings of the Old Testament: “Multitudes of camels will cover you, young beasts of Midian and Ephah, all will come from Sheba bringing gold and incense” Isaiah 60.6