Pectoral cross

Museum number:
5-8493
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Alternate number:
209 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2569
Description:
Pectoral cross with loop; double bars and circles in low relief on front, back plain; round terminals; length: 4.3 cm. Made of white brass.
Donor:
David Solomon and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Addis Ababa market, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Ethiopia; Addis Ababa market
Collector:
David Solomon
Collection date:
1967-68
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Pectoral crosses
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
October 1969
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Pectoral cross, accession number 5-8493, described as Pectoral cross with loop; double bars and circles in low relief on front, back plain; round terminals; length: 4.3 cm. Made of white brass.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pectoral cross, accession number 5-8493, described as Pectoral cross with loop; double bars and circles in low relief on front, back plain; round terminals; length: 4.3 cm. Made of white brass.

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