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A GROUP OF COPTIC SILVER PENDANT CROSSES
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09月10日 下午5点 开拍 / 09月08日 下午3点 截止委托
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A GROUP OF COPTIC SILVER PENDANT CROSSES
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

Ethiopia, 17th-19th century. The group comprising twelve broad-bodied crossed, each boldly decorated with chased and incised linear geometric motifs, openworked patterns, one of them hinged, and fitted with a ring for suspension as a pendant. (12)

Provenance: Galerie Hardt (established in 1976), Radevormwald, Germany, before 2020. Acquired by the gallery’s founder Peter Hardt (b. 1946) during his extensive travels, the first of which occurred during a formative world tour in 1973. Throughout his storied career, Peter Kienzle-Hardt organized countless exhibitions and participated in major international art fairs. He made many important contacts during this time and eventually met the Kienzle siblings, who shared his passion for Asian art and culture. A strong bond and deep friendship developed, ultimately leading to the creation of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst decades later in 2014. While the museum’s permanent exhibition predominantly comprised pieces from the Kienzle Family Collection, Peter Kienzle-Hardt supplemented it with objects from his own collection. Before his death in 2019, Horst Kienzle bequeathed his entire property to Peter and legally adopted him as his son, who has been using the name Peter Kienzle-Hardt ever since.
Condition: Good condition with wear, manufacturing irregularities, and traces of use, including small nicks, surface scratches, minuscule dents to edges, and expected tarnishing to silver.

Weight: 225 g (total)
Dimensions: Height 4.9 to 10.0 cm

Christianity most likely arrived in Ethiopia in the first century. The conversion of King Ezana in 330 AD led to its official acceptance and the minting of coins bearing one of the earliest known representations of the cross as a Christian symbol. Hand crosses, used by priests, were either hand-held or suspended from a cord around the neck, like those included in the present lot, and kissed by the faithful to receive a blessing. Similarly, processional crosses were carried on long poles in religious processions, while crossed prayer staffs were employed to mark rhythms during sacred dances and as support during long periods of standing required in church services. Collectively, these objects became enduring emblems of the spiritual authority of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related silver coptic pendant cross, Amhara, Ethiopia, dated 19th-20th century, 5.0 cm high, in the Brooklyn Museum, accession number 79.72.18.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s London, 22 November 2016, lot 21
Price: GBP 5,625 or approx. EUR 10,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A large collection of coptic crosses, mostly 17th-18th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form and openworked decoration. Note this group comprises more crosses than the present lot.

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拍品估价:250 - 500 欧元 起拍价格:150 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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