Pendant; cross
- Museum number:
- 5-16960
- Permalink:
- ark:/21549/hm21050016960
- Accession number:
- Acc.4772
- Description:
- Coptic cross pendant. Decorated with pierced and incised designs. Maltese cross at center, surrounded by 4 elongated "C" shaped elements which form a square frame around the center cross. At right, left and base are miniature projections in cruciform shape. Bottom projection has an extended tail (2 cm) which terminates in a spoon-like element. A loop for hanging is attached at top.
- Donor:
- Dorothy Shack
- Collection place:
- Ethiopia
- Culture or time period:
- Coptic
- Collector:
- Dorothy Shack and William A. Shack
- Materials:
- Silver (metal)
- Object type:
- ethnography
- Object class:
- Miniature (size attribute)
- Function:
- 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
- Accession date:
- May 14, 2009
- Context of use:
- personal adornment
- Department:
- Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
- Dimensions:
- width 4.5 centimeters and length 7 centimeters
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