Ethiopian Coptic Cross Amulet

Single shallow ring marks the center like a bullseye on a squat cross.

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. Ethiopian Orthodox Christians have long worn crosses in many openwork patterns, and the designs vary by region, workshop and the silversmith who made them. Broad, squared-off arms with softly rounded corners surround a plain circle pressed into the center. Small engraved triangles fill a block under the loop. The surface is pale and scratched, with a gentle sheen. It is 1 inches long and 1.5 high.

Aimed squarely at the middle, and proud of it.