What the record shows
Ethiopian - Processional Cross - Walters 542942 - Side A. Catalogued on Wikimedia Commons under Processional crosses of Ethiopia. The file description records: The body of this piece is constructed of a pattern of interlocking circles. The incised lines at the intersection of vertical and horizontal elements create thirteen small crosses out of the interlaced design of the body. Three larger crosses spring forth at the top and terminal ends of the cross, defining the cruciform shape of the entire object. The complicated interlace design is found in Ethiopian manuscript illu Photograph credited to Anonymous ( Ethiopia ) Unknown author.
- Date
- 15 th century
- Object type
- processional cross
- Recorded place
- Ethiopia — region not recorded
- Holding
- Walters Art Museum : Home page Info about artwork