Yäʿğğ mäsqäl (hand cross)

18th century · Tigray region

Medieval · artifact

What the record shows

Yäʿğğ mäsqäl (hand cross), made in Tigray region and dated 18th century. The Met catalogues it as wood, metal. Its recorded dimensions are H. 20 7/8 × W. 8 1/16 × D. 1/2 in. (53 × 20.5 × 1.3 cm)

Date
18th century
Object type
Cross
Recorded place
Tigray region
Holding
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Accession
2016.315