MATERIAL: Wood
TYPE: Artifact
DIMENSIONS: 505 x 203 mm.
Inscription Translation: "Jesus of Nazareth"
ITEM ID: 422
Ethiopian Wooden Cross
DATE
Year: 1875
Decade: 1870s
Century: 19th (1801-1900)
A large Ethiopian wooden cross. The head has a image of the crucified Christ wearing an ecclesiastical hat. The inscriptions around figure of Christ say “Jesus of Nazareth” and the other words seem to be a Ethiopian version of the Rotas Sator.
Asia / Africa
This collection houses art and artifacts from China, Ethiopia, India and Japan.
