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Hand Cross

probably 15th-16th century · Ethiopia

Medieval · artifact

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Plate 1Hand Cross, Ethiopia, probably 15th-16th century, silver alloy, cast, Dallas Museum of Art, 1991.352.04.

Dallas Museum of Art

Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 100, cat. 25 (supplied scan PDF p. 100)

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Hand Cross, Ethiopia, probably 15th-16th century, silver alloy, cast, Dallas Museum of Art, 1991.352.04.Plate 1 · Dallas Museum of Art · Printed p. 100, cat. 25 (supplied scan PDF p. 100)

What the record shows

Catalogue no. 25: Hand Cross. probably 15th-16th century; silver alloy, cast; Ethiopia.

Date
probably 15th-16th century
Object type
Crosses & liturgical metalwork
Recorded place
Ethiopia
Holding
Dallas Museum of Art
Accession
1991.352.04
Source locator
Printed p. 100, cat. 25 (supplied scan PDF p. 100)
Source citation
Christine Sciacca, ed., Ethiopia at the Crossroads (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023).