Ethiopian Coptic Cross Amulet

Plain as a bar of soap, with a soft slope to every edge.

This coptic cross amulet is Ethiopian Orthodox, from Ethiopia, East Africa, and dates to the 19th or early 20th century. It is coin silver & fine silver. Worn at the neck, a cross is generally understood in Ethiopian Christian tradition as a sign of faith and a mark of belonging to the church. Arms and shaft are thick, smooth, and rounded at the ends, with no decoration at all. The grey surface is crisscrossed with faint scratches. A simple rolled loop sits at the top. It is 1 inches long and 1.5 high.

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