Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross), by Northern Highlands artist, 15th–16th century
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Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross)

Northern Highlands artist

15th–16th century

Medium
Bronze
Classification
Metal-Implements
Dimensions
H. 9 1/2 x W. 6 1/2 in. (24.1 x 16.5 cm)
Culture
Ethiopia
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
Credit line
Gift of Nicolas Fries, 1999
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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