COPTIC PROCESSION !! Very Rare Antique Ethiopian Hand Made Processional Coptic Cross

ANTIQUE HAND MADE SILVERED METAL ETHIOPIAN PROCESSIONAL COPTIC CROSS - MOUNTED ON PLEXIGLASS BASE

"METAL PROCESSIONAL CROSSES HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN CAST THROUGH A LOST WAX PROCESS, ENSURING THAT EACH WORK IS BY DEFINITION A UNIQUE AND ORIGINAL CREATION.   THE CROSS IS HELD ABOVE THE HEADS OF THE CONGREGATION IN CHURCH PROCESSIONS.  THEY HAVE A HOLLOW AND USUALLY CONE SHAPED BASE INTO WHICH A WOODEN CARRYING STAFF IS INSERTED BY WHICH THE CLERGY CARRY THE ITEM"

THIS PROCESSIONAL COPTIC CROSS WAS HAND MADE/CAST BY THE AMHARA OR TIGRINYA PEOPLES (BASED ON THE STYLE).   THE CENTER HAS A SMALLER CROSS ENGRAVED ON ONE SIDE AND AN IMAGE OF THE VIRGIN MARY AND BABY JESUS ON THE OTHER

THIS PROCESSIONAL COPTIC CROSS IS IN ITS ORIGINAL FORM WITH A CONE SHAPED HOLLOW BASE AND ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN MOUNTED ON A SQUARE PLEXIGLASS BASE, IT CAN BE REMOVED

STAMPS/MARKS ETC : THE ITEM IS NOT STAMPED OR MARKED

CONDITION : IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO DAMAGES, OXIDATION ETC

SIZE : 28.4cm HEIGHT.....11.5cm WIDTH OF ARMS.....5.8cm by 5.8cm SIDES OF BASE

POSTAGE :  Postage method is Buyers Choice   

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                   This item may be combined with ANY other items up to 5kg for ONE standard postage fee