Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Christian Processional Cross
Artist
Ethiopian Orthodox artist
Dateprobably late 19th–mid 20th century
Associated withAfrica
MediumMetal (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)
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
On View
Not on viewProvenancePresented 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.
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Alessandro Doria
Knife: 1751–1761, per mark; Shield: probably last half of 18th century