What the record shows
Ethiopian - Processional Cross - Walters 542890. Catalogued on Wikimedia Commons under Processional crosses of Ethiopia. The file description records: This cross, which survives in nearly pristine condition, was cast in one piece, with the base and body formed of the same material. The high degree of perforation, creating a radiating lattice of crosses, would have been difficult to achieve in any other medium. Because of its inherent strength, bronze was ideally suited to this kind of treatment. The design is rigorously geometric, dominated by the interaction of ci Photograph credited to Anonymous ( Ethiopia ) Unknown author.
- Date
- 14 th century
- Object type
- processional cross
- Recorded place
- Ethiopia — region not recorded
- Holding
- Walters Art Museum : Home page Info about artwork