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Pendant Cross   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Anonymous (Ethiopia)Unknown author
Title
Pendant Cross
Description
English: Pendant crosses show the inventiveness of Ethiopian metalworkers in embellishing the simple form of the cross with a rich variety of designs. Worn around the neck by the faithful to ward off evil, these small crosses could be made of braided leather, carved wood, or cast metal.
Date 19th century
date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
(Modern)
Medium copper alloy with tin wash
Dimensions 3.8 × 4.8 × 0.5 cm (1.5 × 1.8 × 0.2 in)
institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number
57.2254.53
Place of creation Ethiopia
Object history
  • Mrs. Lily Mobille-Pappas, Bethesda, Maryland [date and mode of acquisition unknown]
  • 1997: given to Walters Art Museum
Exhibition history Angels of Light: Ethiopian Art from the Walters Art Museum. Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton; Museum of Biblical Art, New York. 2006-2007.
Credit line Gift of Mrs. Lily Mobille-Pappas, 1997
Source Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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