File:Ethiopian - Hand Cross with Figure - Walters 61340.jpg

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Hand Cross with Figure   (  )
Artist	Anonymous (Ethiopia)Unknown author
Title	Hand Cross with Figure
Description	English: Hand crosses incorporating human figures are extremely rare and appear to have been executed exclusively in wood. Such figures are sometimes identified as Christ or Adam. As is typical when human forms are carved as part of the shaft, the torso and legs of the figure double as the handle of the cross. The material used in creating this type of cross, which was often carved by the priest who used it, evoked the wood of the cross upon which Christ was crucified. The elaborate interlace of the cross the figure holds must have presented a considerable challenge to the carver, as it had to be created without compromising the structural integrity of the whole piece. Created by drilling holes through the wood and carving linear elements into its surface, this design transformed the overall shape of the cross into a delicate web. The rectangular base may be interpreted as a reference to the tabot, or carved altar box, venerated by Ethiopian Christians.
Date	18th century date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 (Early Modern)
Medium	carved wood
Dimensions	34 × 10.7 × 1.4 cm (13.3 × 4.2 × 0.5 in)
Collection	Walters Art Museum    Native name Walters Art Museum Location Baltimore, United States of America Coordinates 39° 17′ 48″ N, 76° 36′ 58″ W   Established 1934  Website thewalters.org Authority file : Q210081 VIAF: 128918374 ISNI: 000000040373611X ULAN: 500279110 LCCN: no00096900 GND: 16029354-6 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number	61.340
Place of creation	Ethiopia
Object history	Knopfelmacher Collection, New York William Wright Gallery, New York, 1991 Nancy and Robert Nooter Collection [date and mode of acquisition unknown] 1997: given to Walters Art Museum
Exhibition history	Realms of Faith: Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville. 2001-2002. 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.
Credit line	Gift of Nancy and Robert Nooter, 1997
Source	Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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