Caption

Hand-made equal-armed cross inscribed in a circular frame, surrounded by a braided ornament arranged in a rhomboid shape. The space between the arms of the cross and the frame is cut out. The oval, smooth handle merges into a rectangular plaque topped with a rhomboid element. The plaque and rhomboid element are decorated with braid. Hand-made Ethiopian cross, 20th century, Addis Ababa. Height 44 cm, width 20 cm., A carved wooden object with an elongated handle and an ornate top section, predominantly dark brown with subtle lighter brown highlights, featuring a circular open center surrounded by geometric and interlaced carved patterns, a square carved element near the lower end with braided motifs, and a small carved diamond-shaped extension at the very bottom, all set against a light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A06_180

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Rights managed

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68.7Mb (2.6Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hand- equal-armed cross inscribed circular frame surrounded braided ornament arranged rhomboid shape space arms frame cut oval smooth handle merges rectangular plaque topped rhomboid element plaque decorated braid Ethiopian cross 20th century Addis Ababa Height 44 cm width 20 cm carved wooden object elongated handle ornate top section predominantly dark brown subtle lighter brown highlights featuring circular open center surrounded geometric interlaced carved patterns square element near lower braided motifs small diamond-shaped extension bottom set light gray background.