January Antiques & Decorative Arts
Lot 20: A Collection of Ethiopian Coptic Silver Cross Pendants.
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A Collection of Ethiopian Coptic Silver Cross Pendants.
A group of Ethiopian Coptic cross pendants, each formed in silver and exhibiting a variety of traditional cross designs. The collection includes solid crosses with softly rounded arms, openwork lattice examples, circular and wheel-form crosses, and more elaborate pierced and geometric compositions. Decorative details include raised beading, engraved linear elements, punched dot motifs, and intersecting openwork patterns.
73g
L: Approximately 3.7-7cm
Provenance: Part of a private gentleman’s collection, based in W London.
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