MATERIAL: Wood
TYPE: Artifact
DIMENSIONS: 450 x 160 x 20 mm.
COMPONENTS: wood with later red paint over surface
ITEM ID: 425
Ethiopian Wooden Hand Cross with Patterns
DATE
Year: 1720
Decade: 1720s
Century: 18th (1701-1800)
A wooden Ethiopian cross in the ‘Horn of the Lamb of God’ style splashed in red paint. Each of the upper arms and the foot of the cross have trefoil knotted ribbon finials. There is a square base panel. The surface is decorated with numerous patterns including crosses, zig zag lines and slashed parallel lines.
Asia / Africa
This collection houses art and artifacts from China, Ethiopia, India and Japan.
