Hand Cross | Yale University Art Gallery

18th–19th century

On view, 1st floor, African Art

Medium: Wood and metal
Dimensions: 16 × 6 1/2 × 7/8 in. (40.64 × 16.51 × 2.22 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Milos Simovic
Accession Number: 2010.239.1
Geography: Ethiopia
Culture: Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Period: 18th–19th century
Classification: Sculpture
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Provenance

Purchased by Yale University Art Gallery from Milos Simovic in 2010

Bibliography

"Acquisitions," https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2012.pdf (accessed December 21, 2012).

Object copyright

Additional information

Object/Work type

crosses, crosses (objects), pendants (jewelry), religious art, sculpture

Christianity

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