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Hand cross "mäsqäl" ·  Ethiopia · ID: 3049154

Starting price EUR 150
Estimated price EUR 250
Provenance
Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, France
Size
H: 34,5 cm
H: 13.6 inch

Description

wood, base, rest.

The cross is central to devotion and a preeminent cultural icon in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.

Hand crosses are made for daily use by priests and monks, as well as for use during the liturgy.


Expertise

Certificat d' Authenticite, Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, 18 March 1999


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