Ethiopian Coptic Cross Amulet

Narrow pendant with a stacked top and a heavily scratched, patched-looking body.

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. Small stepped form, with a tower-like head and lobed side points marked with X cuts. A diagonal scored line runs across the face, and one lower corner has an open gap. The tone is dull grey. A tag trails from the loop. It is 1 inches long and 2 high.

Small, scrappy, and still holding the line.