Ethiopian Coptic Cross Amulet

Bright groove runs the length of each hollow-looking arm, like a rail of light.

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. Thin arms of even width are shaped with a raised outer rim and a central channel, picking up glossy highlights. The surface is dark and polished. A small ribbed cap leads into the top loop. It is 1.75 inches long and 2.75 high.

Slim, shiny, and rather sharply tailored.