What the record shows
The Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogues this object as “Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross)”. The museum dates it to 13th–14th century. Its recorded cultural attribution is Northern Highlands region. The catalogue geography is Ethiopia; Northern Highlands. The recorded medium is Bronze. The catalogue dimensions are H. 12 13/16 × W. 6 11/16 × D. 1 in. (32.5 × 17 × 2.5 cm).
- Date
- 13th–14th century
- Object type
- Religious objects
- Recorded place
- Northern Highlands
- Holding
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Accession
- 2011.159