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Pendant Cross

18th-19th century · Ethiopia

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Plate 1Pendant Cross, Ethiopia, 18th-19th century, silver alloy, The Walters Art Museum, 57.2254.4.

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

Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 336, cat. 234 (supplied scan PDF p. 333)

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Pendant Cross, Ethiopia, 18th-19th century, silver alloy, The Walters Art Museum, 57.2254.4.Plate 1 · Photography, unless otherwise attributed, by Ariel Tabritha and Elena Damon. · Printed p. 336, cat. 234 (supplied scan PDF p. 333)

What the record shows

Catalogue no. 234: Pendant Cross. 18th-19th century; silver alloy; Ethiopia.

Date
18th-19th century
Object type
Crosses & liturgical metalwork
Recorded place
Ethiopia
Holding
The Walters Art Museum
Accession
57.2254.4
Source locator
Printed p. 336, cat. 234 (supplied scan PDF p. 333)
Source citation
Christine Sciacca, ed., Ethiopia at the Crossroads (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023).