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| Keywords: Ethiopian - Processional Cross - Walters 542942 - Side A.jpg The body of this piece is constructed of a pattern of interlocking circles The incised lines at the intersection of vertical and horizontal elements create thirteen small crosses out of the interlaced design of the body Three larger crosses spring forth at the top and terminal ends of the cross defining the cruciform shape of the entire object The complicated interlace design is found in Ethiopian manuscript illumination associated with the Stephanite order at the end of the 15th century century 15 Solomonic bronze cm 35 1 24 6 2 9 accession number 54 2942 16014 S Belay Nancy and Robert Nooter Collection Washington D C 1988 Walters Art Museum Gift of Nancy and Robert Nooter 1997 Realms of Faith Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville 2002-2005 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 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 | ||||
