Processional Cross

Artist

Fitsum Gebrehiwot (Ethiopian, born 1953)

Date

2001

Medium

Brass

Dimensions

Work : 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. (22.23 x 14.61 x 3.18 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Neal and Elizabeth Sobania

Object Number

2018.25.40

Label

This elaborate cross was likely made using the lost wax technique, whereby the cross was first modeled in wax before being packed in clay. When the clay was fired in a kiln, the wax melted away leaving a hard ceramic mold that was filled with molten brass to create the finished cross.