Processional Cross (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

15th century
Ethiopian
copper alloy
Place Made,Ethiopia
Overall: 10 3/8 × 5 7/8 × 1 in. (26.35 × 14.92 × 2.54 cm)
2012.317
This cross with concentric rings radiates the Resurrection message by arraying thirty crosses around a central one that is gracefully enshrined in an interlace frame.
From the Robert and Nancy Nooter Collection, Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund
Lucy's Legacy: The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia, Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, TX, August 31, 2007 - September 1, 2008; Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA, October 4, 2008 - March 8, 2009; Discovery Times Square Exposition, New York, NY, June 24 - October 25, 2009

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