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Hand Cross

13th-15th century · Ethiopia

Medieval · artifact

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Plate 1Hand Cross, Ethiopia, 13th-15th century, wrought iron, The Walters Art Museum, 52.297.

Photography, unless otherwise attributed, by Ariel Tabritha and Elena Damon.

Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 254, cat. 165 (supplied scan PDF p. 251)

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Hand Cross, Ethiopia, 13th-15th century, wrought iron, The Walters Art Museum, 52.297.Plate 1 · Photography, unless otherwise attributed, by Ariel Tabritha and Elena Damon. · Printed p. 254, cat. 165 (supplied scan PDF p. 251)

What the record shows

Catalogue no. 165: Hand Cross. 13th-15th century; wrought iron; Ethiopia.

Date
13th-15th century
Object type
Crosses & liturgical metalwork
Recorded place
Ethiopia
Holding
The Walters Art Museum
Accession
52.297
Source locator
Printed p. 254, cat. 165 (supplied scan PDF p. 251)
Source citation
Christine Sciacca, ed., Ethiopia at the Crossroads (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023).