About this work
Processional cross, Walters Art Museum 54.2894. Held by The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. The museum's accession number is 54.2894. The source states the date as 15th century.
Original catalogue wording
Processional cross, Walters Art Museum 54.2894. Held by The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. The museum's accession number is 54.2894. The source states the date as 15th century. The photographer's note on the Wikimedia Commons file page begins: “The exceptional quality of this cross demonstrates the high level of technical skill attained by the monastic artisans of the 15th century. Its multiple openings create a complicated pattern composed of nine interlocking circles enclosed within a quatrelobe frame.” Photographed by Anonymous ( Ethiopia ) Unknown author.
Source classification: Crosses
- Date
- 15th century
- Object type
- Crosses & liturgical metalwork
- Recorded place
- Ethiopia
- Holding institution
- The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
- Accession
- 54.2894