Hand cross (mäsqäl)
Hand cross (mäsqäl)
Hand cross (mäsqäl)
Hand cross (mäsqäl)
Hand cross (mäsqäl)
Hand cross (mäsqäl)

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Hand cross (mäsqäl),

19th century

Artist unidentified
y1956-111

Information

Title
Hand cross (mäsqäl)
Dates

19th century

Maker
Artist unidentified
Medium
Silver-plated metal
Dimensions
l. 36.8 cm., w. 17.3 cm., d. 1.0 cm. (14 1/2 x 6 13/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Professor Albert Mathias Friend, Jr., Class of 1915
Object Number
y1956-111
Place Made

Africa, Ethiopia, Amhara or Tigray Region

Culture
African
Period
Ethiopian styles
Type
crosses (objects), metalwork
Materials
metal, plate, silver
Techniques
casting (process), plating
Subject
crosses (motifs), Stars of David, interlace, religious art, birds

Albert Mathias Friend, Jr.; Princeton University Art Museum, 1956

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