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Processional Cross

17th-18th century · Ethiopia

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Plate 1Processional Cross, Ethiopia, 17th-18th century, silver, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2012.288.

Travis Fullerton, © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 310, cat. 197 (supplied scan PDF p. 307)

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Processional Cross, Ethiopia, 17th-18th century, silver, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2012.288.Plate 1 · Travis Fullerton, © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts · Printed p. 310, cat. 197 (supplied scan PDF p. 307)

What the record shows

Catalogue no. 197: Processional Cross. 17th-18th century; silver; Ethiopia.

Date
17th-18th century
Object type
Crosses & liturgical metalwork
Recorded place
Ethiopia
Holding
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Accession
2012.288
Source locator
Printed p. 310, cat. 197 (supplied scan PDF p. 307)
Source citation
Christine Sciacca, ed., Ethiopia at the Crossroads (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023).