Gondar. A Saint George processional cross.
XVth century.
Height : 28.5 cm. Width: 15 cm.
Weight: 521 gr. Medium: copper alloy.
.
This exceptionally well preserved processional cross bears a striking resemblance to crosses belonging to the Metropolitan Museum, the Johnson Museum of Art, not to mention the recently auctioned cross from the « Collection Ghysels » in Brussels.
Metropolitan Museum, Accession Number: 2008.22
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/320049?ft=Ethiopian+crosses&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=3
Cornell University, Johnson Museum of Art, Accession Number: 2005.001.001
https://museum.cornell.edu/collections/african/east-africa/ethiopian-processional-cross
Native Auction, the 7th of May 2022, lot number 30.
https://www.native-auctions.com/auctions/detail/21320da5-ef52-49e6-9b1a-fe08aa30f62b/product/d019119f-cfeb-4c32-a6ea-85aefed10fd4
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/479577?ft=Ethiopian+crosses&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=5