Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross), by Northern Highlands artist, 12th–13th century
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Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross)

Northern Highlands artist

12th–13th century

Medium
Bronze
Classification
Metal-Ornaments
Dimensions
H. 12 7/16 x W. 5 7/16 x D. 1 in. (31.6 x 13.8 x 2.5 cm)
Culture
Tigrinya peoples
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
Credit line
Purchase, Tianaderrah Foundation, Daniel and Marian Malcolm, Noah-Sadie K. Wachtel Foundation Inc. and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ruddock Gifts, 2008
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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