Légende

Processional cross, Ethiopian workshop. The pear-shaped frame depicts Christ on the cross with John and Mary standing at the foot of the cross in flat relief. Figures are schematically rendered. Christ is bearded, long-haired, with open eyes; his head is slightly tilted to his right left shoulder. He is dressed only in a loincloth and his feet are nailed with a single nail. The pear-shaped frame is decorated with a braided-rope pattern and bordered along the outer edge with an openwork braided ornament. The cone-shaped sleeve, flattened on the sides, is decorated with a vertical strip of braid and at the bottom with three horizontal strips of checkered, zigzag, and braided patterns. The arms connecting the sleeve with the cross are formed as an openwork braid. 20th century, Ethiopia. Cross; height 40.5 cm, width 16.0 cm., A close-up horizontal view of a carved dark brown to near-black wooden object with a row of rounded, blocky protrusions along its edge, showing textured, worn surfaces and subtle highlights, set against a smooth pale gray background with a slightly darker circular form partially visible behind the row.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A06_266

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

28.3Mo (522.2Ko) / 50.8cm x 13.9cm / 6000 x 1647 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Processional cross Ethiopian workshop pear-shaped frame depicts Christ cross John Mary standing foot flat relief Figures schematically rendered Christ bearded long-haired open eyes head slightly tilted right left shoulder dressed loincloth feet nailed single nail pear-shaped frame decorated braided-rope pattern bordered outer edge openwork braided ornament cone-shaped sleeve flattened sides vertical strip braid bottom three horizontal strips checkered zigzag braided patterns arms connecting sleeve formed openwork braid 20th century Ethiopia Cross height 40.5 cm width 16.0 cm close-up horizontal view carved dark brown near-black wooden object row rounded blocky protrusions edge showing textured worn surfaces subtle highlights set smooth pale gray background slightly darker circular form partially visible row.