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African Art
Cultural Object
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Subject: Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church

Pendant Christian Cross

late 19th–early 20th century

Silver

1 7/8 × 1 in. (4.8 × 2.6 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Valerian Lada-Mocarski
1977.67.24
Geography: 
Ethiopia
Status: 
Not on view
Culture: 
Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Period: 
19th–20th century
Classification: 
Jewelry
Provenance: 

Mr. Valerian Lada-Mocarski collected in Ethiopia in 1943
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Valerian Lada-Mocarski to Yale University Art Gallery, 1977

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