About this work
Hand cross, Walters Art Museum 61.342. Held by The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. The museum's accession number is 61.342.
Original catalogue wording
Hand cross, Walters Art Museum 61.342. Held by The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. The museum's accession number is 61.342. The photographer's note on the Wikimedia Commons file page begins: “Hand-held crosses, called hand or benediction crosses, are carried by Ethiopian priests and offered to the faithful to be kissed during church services. Made out of metal or wood, the crosses are also used by priests to bless holy water and to perform exorcisms.” Photographed by Anonymous ( Ethiopia ) Unknown author.
Source classification: Crosses
- Date
- Not recorded in the catalogue
- Object type
- Crosses & liturgical metalwork
- Recorded place
- Ethiopia
- Holding institution
- The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
- Accession
- 61.342