Pendant; cross

Museum number:
5-16954
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Accession number:
Acc.4772
Description:
Coptic cross pendant. Simple cross with top/right/left arms the same length (1 cm) and descending arm of 2 cm. Cross is flat with hand applied, incised decoration of arcs and dots which edge the cross and fill the center of each arm. A loop at the top facilitates hanging from a chain or cord.
Donor:
Dorothy Shack
Collection place:
Ethiopia
Collector:
Dorothy Shack and William A. Shack
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Pendants (jewelry)
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:
length 4.8 centimeters and width 3.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Pendant; cross, accession number 5-16954, described as Coptic cross pendant. Simple cross with top/right/left arms the same length (1 cm) and descending arm of 2 cm. Cross is flat with hand applied, incised decoration of arcs and dots which edge the cross and fill the center of each arm. A loop at the top facilitates hanging from a chain or cord.

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