Ethiopian Coptic Cross Amulet

Pair of fine scratched lines crosses at the center beneath a beaded neck.

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. Slim upright with rounded ends meets a shorter bar, scratched at the junction with a few lines and dots. Small turned beads rise to a loop at top. The finish is soft grey with lightly worn edges. It is 1 inches long and 1.5 high.

Understated, and quietly a little bit fancy.