Accession No

1941.99


Description

Large copper alloy processional cross. Consists of a tapering handle with two rounded side attachments, and a diamond-shaped head. Head features designs cut in using an ajouré technique, with clusters of four smaller crosses projecting at three points. Carried by priests of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.


Place

Africa; East Africa; Ethiopia


Period


Source

Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1941.99


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze


Local Term


Measurements

460mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Bronze (or copper) cross, with socket at base, presumably to hold a long shaft for carrying. The arms of the cross are broad and flat, carved ajouré with cable and chequer pattern, and terminating in Maltese cross-shaped projections.'
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Analysis)
Such crosses are carried in religious processions by priests in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
Event Date 09/1996
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Large copper alloy processional cross. Consists of a tapering handle with two rounded side attachments, and a diamond-shaped head. Head features designs cut in using an ajouré technique, with clusters of four smaller crosses projecting at three points. Carried by priests of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
Event Date 22/2/2022
Author: Jazmin Hundal


FM:105996

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