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| Keywords: Ethiopian - Processional Cross - Walters 542892 - Side A.jpg In a design typical of the 15th century this cross uses an interior panel to represent sacred figures Because it has been cast as a single piece with the shaft it is likely that this cross represents a relatively early example of this form The incised central panel features an image of Mary and the infant Christ on one side and the figures of two archangels on the other The picture field consisting of a short-armed cross is surrounded by an interlacing web terminating in small crosses The incised linear decoration accentuates the woven character of the design conveying the impression that individual bands pass over and under each other as they encircle the central panel The cross's incorporation of an image of the Virgin Mary whose veneration was formalized under Emperor Zär'a Ya'eqob reigned 1434-68 suggests that the object combined the functions of a processional cross and an icon Krestos Sämra a female saint who founded a monastery on Lake Tana in the mid-15th century often prayed holding a cross that featured a picture of the Virgin and Child By the 15th century the devotional function of icons had radically influenced the traditional design of the processional cross century 15 Solomonic cast bronze cm 23 49 14 44 accession number 54 2892 37025 Knopfelmacher Collection New York William Wright Gallery New York Walters Art Museum 1996 by purchase Museum purchase with funds provided by the W Alton Jones Foundation Acquisition Fund 1996 Ethiopian Art at The Walters The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1996 Realms of Faith Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville 2001-2002 Realms of Faith Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville 2002-2005 Angels of Light Ethiopian Art from the Walters Art Museum Birmingham Museum of Art Birmingham; Smith College Museum of Art Northampton; Museum of Biblical Art New York 2006-2007 place of origin Ethiopia Walters Art Museum license Art of Ethiopia in the Walters Art Museum Crosses from Ethiopia Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
