Recovered from The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Yäʿğğ mäsqäl (hand cross)

By Northern Highlands artist, 18th century.

Maker: Northern Highlands artist
Date: 18th century
Culture: Tigray region
Medium: Wood, metal
Object type: Wood-Sculpture
Institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object no.: 701288
Credit line: Purchase, Mariana and Ray Herrmann and The Ruddock Foundation for the Arts Gifts, 2016
Dimensions: 2478 × 4000 px · portrait
Rooms: African & Global Heritage Symbols & Ornament Objects with Gravity

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Suggested credit: Yäʿğğ mäsqäl (hand cross) by Northern Highlands artist (18th century). Purchase, Mariana and Ray Herrmann and The Ruddock Foundation for the Arts Gifts, 2016 Rights: CC0. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/701288

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