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| Keywords: Ethiopian - Processional Cross - Walters 542889.jpg This rare early cross is composed of two central crosses enclosed within a pear-shaped frame A similar pear-shaped cross in Addis Ababa capital of modern Ethiopia has at its center the crucified Christ reflecting the larger meaning of the pear shape as a type of mandorla almond-shaped halo used to glorify images of the Lord century 12 13 Medieval bronze cm 34 92 15 87 accession number 54 2889 28734 Knopfelmacher Collection Knopfelmacher 1 New York William Wright Gallery New York Walters Art Museum 1996 by purchase Museum purchase with funds provided by the W Alton Jones Foundation Acquisition Fund 1996 Ethiopian Art at The Walters The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1996 Art that Heals The Image as Medicine in Ethiopia Museum for African Art New York; The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1997 Angels of Light Ethiopian Art from the Walters Art Museum Birmingham Museum of Art Birmingham; Smith College Museum of Art Northampton; Museum of Biblical Art New York 2006-2007 place of origin Lasta Ethiopia Walters Art Museum license Art of Ethiopia in the Walters Art Museum Crosses from Ethiopia Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
