Ethiopia: a large, slender hand cross, of cast iron, forged and engraved. With geometric linear decoration. Type: ‘Latin’, from Shoa (central Ethiopia). 18th / 19th century.
Ethiopia: a large, slender hand cross, of cast iron, forged and engraved. With geometric linear decoration. Type: ‘Latin’, from Shoa (central Ethiopia). 18th / 19th century.
A fine, unpretentious ‘hand cross’ belonging to a priest of the Ethiopian Christian Church. Cast of iron, forged and engraved on both sides with geometric linear engravings. The four-edged, rounded hilt shaft in the middle has been visibly used for a long time. Good traces of usage, and no noteworthy damage.
Length: 28 cm; width: 10.5 cm (the cross alone, without base).
18th / 19th century. (ME)
Provenance:
Purchased in Addis Abeba, since then: Belgian private collection.
Expert: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
20.02.2017 - 14:00
- Dosažená cena: **
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EUR 375,-
- Vyvolávací cena:
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EUR 300,-
Ethiopia: a large, slender hand cross, of cast iron, forged and engraved. With geometric linear decoration. Type: ‘Latin’, from Shoa (central Ethiopia). 18th / 19th century.
A fine, unpretentious ‘hand cross’ belonging to a priest of the Ethiopian Christian Church. Cast of iron, forged and engraved on both sides with geometric linear engravings. The four-edged, rounded hilt shaft in the middle has been visibly used for a long time. Good traces of usage, and no noteworthy damage.
Length: 28 cm; width: 10.5 cm (the cross alone, without base).
18th / 19th century. (ME)
Provenance:
Purchased in Addis Abeba, since then: Belgian private collection.
Expert: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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| Aukce: | Mimoevropské a domorodé umění |
| Typ aukce: | Salónní aukce |
| Datum: | 20.02.2017 - 14:00 |
| Místo konání aukce: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
| Prohlídka: | 11.02. - 20.02.2017 |
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