Caption

Hand cross, Diamond-shaped arms, wide grip almost same width as the arms, merging into a poorly defined plaque in shape of an elongated rectangle topped with a trefoil inset. Bilateral decoration, almost identical on sides A and B, limited to simple incisions at the edges of the cross arms and horizontal zigzag stripes and a double X on the plaque. 16th–20th century, Ethiopia. Metal cross, height 28 cm, width 5 cm., A long, narrow carved wooden object with a dark brown, weathered surface against a light gray background; the top end is shaped with a pointed, scalloped outline and the bottom end tapers to a decorative, rounded tip with carved geometric motifs near the lower section; the central shaft is relatively smooth and rectangular, showing natural wood grain and worn areas, and the lower portion features incised patterns with zigzag and cross-hatched textures.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_084

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (3.1Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hand cross Diamond-shaped arms wide grip almost width arms merging poorly defined plaque shape elongated rectangle topped trefoil inset Bilateral decoration almost identical sides B limited simple incisions edges cross arms horizontal zigzag stripes double X 16th–20th century Ethiopia Metal cross height 28 cm width 5 cm long narrow carved wooden object dark brown weathered surface light gray background top shaped pointed scalloped outline bottom tapers decorative rounded tip carved geometric motifs near lower section central shaft relatively smooth rectangular showing natural wood grain worn areas lower portion features incised patterns zigzag cross-hatched textures.