Ethiopian Processional Cross

This Ethiopian processional cross is crafted from cast metal and detailed with fine latticework that accentuates its masterful craftsmanship. Functioning as apotropaic objects and spiritual emblems that ward off evil spirits, members of the clergy would carry metal crosses, similar to this one, on poles during processions and liturgical ceremonies. Ethiopian monarchs made gifts of processional crosses to important monasteries whose clergy remembered them in their prayers. Symbolized as a triumph of ever-lasting life, no two crosses are the same, making this particular find a rare and reverent piece of cultural décor.

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