Processional cross
Category
Ethnographic material
Date
1900 - 1950
Materials
Metal Silver
Measurements
230 x 70 x 71 mm
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575 Wandsworth Road, London
NT 1512409
Summary
A silver-plated Ethiopian Coptic cross. A tapered mount holds a plain cross encircled by a band topped with a pattern of triangles and circles. The design is pierced and further defined with incised lines. The whole ornament is on a Perspex base.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Khadambi Asalache upon his death in 2006; acquired fully in November 2010.