Processional cross · Éthiopie · ID: 3036821
Ingrid Richter, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Description
silver alloy, bipartite, the spout for insertion of the wooden pole for support cast separately, the corpus of the cross worked in filigree openwork design, on both sides decorated with engraved ornaments, rep. (breakages), small missing parts, slight traces of corrosion, base;
processional crosses are mounted on shafts and carried above people’s heads in sacred festivals and sometimes in liturgy. Processional crosses were cast as single pieces by the lost-wax method, which is why each object is unique. The cross is dressed when presented in public - the holes flanking the shaft are designed to receive a piece of colourful cloth.
L’objet Processional cross avec l’ID d’objet 3036821 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 77th tribal art auction dans 28 juin 2014 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 538 a atteint un prix de vente de 800 €.
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Littérature comparée
Fisseha, Girma, Äthiopien - Kunst und Geschichte eines Landes, München 1988, p. 15