Silver and gold communion cup inscribed with the emperor’s name
Published June 18, 2024 / by Andrew Heavens / Leave a CommentWhat: A silver and gold communion cup, inscribed with Emperor Tewodros’ name, taken by the British Museum’s expert on the expedition, Richard Rivington Holmes
Where: The British Museum, Great Russell St, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3DG
Gold necklace
Published June 18, 2024 / by Andrew Heavens / Leave a CommentWhat: Gold necklace taken by Col Sydney Yorke
Where: The British Museum, Great Russell St, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3DG
‘Theodore’s shirt’
Published June 18, 2024 / by Andrew Heavens / Leave a CommentWhat: Shirt said to have belonged to the emperor
Where: The Duke of Wellington’s Regimental Museum, Bankfield Museum, Boothtown Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX3 6HG
Sacred church hanging, described as the largest tablet-woven textile in the world
Published June 18, 2024 / by Andrew Heavens / Leave a CommentWhat: A woven silk hanging, described as the largest of its kind in the world, used to conceal the entrance to the Holy of Holies of an Ethiopian church, taken by the British Museum’s expert on the expedition, Richard Rivington Holmes
Where: The British Museum, Great Russell St, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3DG
Processional cross
Published June 18, 2024 / by Andrew Heavens / Leave a CommentWhat: Processional Cross
Where: Lancaster Priory, Priory Close, Lancaster, LA1 1YZ