MATERIAL: Wood
TYPE: Artifact
DIMENSIONS: 480 x 130 mm
ITEM ID: 424
Ethiopian Wooden Hand Cross with Snake Carving
DATE
Year: 1690
Decade: 1690s
Century: 17th (1601-1700)
An Ethiopian olive wood hand cross, unusual in form with a rounded upper arm and a snake like carving on the lower arm. The cross is carved in a style typical of the late seventeenth century.
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