Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Christian Processional Cross

Artist Ethiopian Orthodox artist

Datelate 19th–mid 20th century

MediumMetal (possibly silver alloy) and wood

DimensionsCross: 14 × 9 × 2 3/4 in. (35.6 × 22.9 × 7 cm)
Mount: 4 × 6 1/8 × 6 1/8 in. (10.2 × 15.6 × 15.6 cm)

ClassificationsMetal

Credit LineGift of Dr. Joel and Vicki Breman

Object number2022.19.2a-b

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On view

ProvenancePresented to Joel Breman (Bethesda, MD) by the late Honorable World Laureate Dr. Tebebe Yemane Berhane, Addis Ababa, 2019 at meeting of WHO International Commission for the Certification of Dracunculiasis Eradication (ICCDE), of which Mr. Breman is chairman.Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection Reimagined" (Thematic Gallery: "Devotion and the Arts in the People's Collection"), June 7, 2025-present. Object Rights Statement

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