About this work
The Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogues this object as “Processional Cross (qäqwami mäsqäl)”. The museum dates it to 15th–16th century. Its recorded cultural attribution is Amhara or Tigrinya peoples. The catalogue geography is Ethiopia; Highlands region.
Original catalogue wording
The Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogues this object as “Processional Cross (qäqwami mäsqäl)”. The museum dates it to 15th–16th century. Its recorded cultural attribution is Amhara or Tigrinya peoples. The catalogue geography is Ethiopia; Highlands region. The recorded medium is Bronze. The catalogue dimensions are H. 9 1/2 x W. 6 1/2 in. (24.1 x 16.5 cm).
- Date
- 15th–16th century
- Object type
- Religious objects
- Recorded place
- Highlands region
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Accession
- 1999.297