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Cross; copper alloy. Cast and gilded. An upper patée cross is joined to a square shaped base with a shaft. The front upper part is engraved with figurative images and flowers; the back is engraved with figurative images, flowers, and a small Ge'ez inscription. Outer edges have four finial crosses, a further three are missing. A central raised bar runs from the centre of the cross, along the shaft, to the top of the base. Front base is engraved with figurative images and a Ge'ez inscription; back base engraved with figurative images; outer edges have four finial crosses, a further one is missing.
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