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Processional Cross

late 15th century · Ethiopia

Medieval · artifact

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Plate 1Processional Cross, Ethiopia, late 15th century, brass, Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2009.39.1.

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 286, cat. 182 (supplied scan PDF p. 283)

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Processional Cross, Ethiopia, late 15th century, brass, Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2009.39.1.Plate 1 · Minneapolis Institute of Art · Printed p. 286, cat. 182 (supplied scan PDF p. 283)

What the record shows

Catalogue no. 182: Processional Cross. late 15th century; brass; Ethiopia.

Date
late 15th century
Object type
Crosses & liturgical metalwork
Recorded place
Ethiopia
Holding
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Accession
2009.39.1
Source locator
Printed p. 286, cat. 182 (supplied scan PDF p. 283)
Source citation
Christine Sciacca, ed., Ethiopia at the Crossroads (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023).