Pendant; cross

Museum number:
5-16961
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Accession number:
Acc.4772
Description:
Coptic cross pendant. Small, cruciform with rope-like design decorating the body of each arm. Small clusters of 3 tiny beads of silver decorate each terminal corner, the center of left, right and base arms, plus a cluster on each side of the lower arm. 2 clusters decorate the top arm which terminates in a hanging loop.
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:
width 3.2 centimeters and length 3.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Pendant; cross, accession number 5-16961, described as Coptic cross pendant. Small, cruciform with rope-like design decorating the body of each arm. Small clusters of 3 tiny beads of silver decorate each terminal corner, the center of left, right and base arms, plus a cluster on each side of the lower arm. 2 clusters decorate the top arm which terminates in a hanging loop.

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