Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross)

Northern Highlands artist

Date

12th–13th century

Type

Processional cross

Medium

Bronze

Department

The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

Culture

Tigrinya peoples

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

2008.502

Credit

Purchase, Tianaderrah Foundation, Daniel and Marian Malcolm, Noah-Sadie K. Wachtel Foundation Inc. and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ruddock Gifts, 2008