Editing Sculpture (section)

====Ethiopia and Eritrea====
{{further|Ethiopian art|Lalibela Cross}}
The creation of sculptures in Ethiopia and [[Eritrea]] can be traced back to its ancient past with the kingdoms of [[Dʿmt]] and [[Kingdom of Aksum|Aksum]]. [[Christian art]] was established in Ethiopia with the conversion from [[Traditional African religions|paganism]] to [[Religion in Ethiopia|Christianity]] in the 4th century CE, during the reign of king [[Ezana of Axum]].<ref>De Lorenzi (2015), pp. 15–16.</ref> Christian imagery decorated churches during the Asksumite period and later eras.<ref>Briggs (2015), p. 242.</ref> For instance, at [[Lalibela]], life-size [[Christian saints|saints]] were carved into the Church of Bet Golgotha; by tradition these were made during the reign of the [[Zagwe dynasty|Zagwe]] ruler [[Gebre Mesqel Lalibela]] in the 12th century, but they were more likely crafted in the 15th century during the [[Solomonic dynasty]].<ref name="briggs 2015 p331">Briggs (2015), p. 331.</ref> However, the [[Church of Saint George, Lalibela]], one of several examples of [[rock cut architecture]] at Lalibela containing intricate carvings, was built in the 10th–13th centuries as proven by archaeology.<ref name="sobania 2012 p.462">Sobania (2012), p. 462.</ref>

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File:Ancient Figurine, National Museum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2130296832).jpg|Stone statue from [[Addi-Galamo]], [[Tigray Province]], 6th–5th century BCE
File:Axumite Jar Spout (2822628227).jpg|A jar spout from the early [[Kingdom of Aksum]]
File:ET Axum asv2018-01 img37 Stelae Park.jpg|The [[Obelisk of Axum]], 4th century CE
File:Ethiopian - Processional Cross - Walters 542889.jpg|A [[processional cross]], [[Zagwe dynasty]], 12th century
File:Bet Golgotha.jpg|One of the seven life-size [[Christian saints|saints]] carved into the wall of the Church of Bet Golgotha, [[Lalibela]], 15th century (traditionally believed to have been made during the reign of [[Gebre Mesqel Lalibela]])<ref name="briggs 2015 p331"/>
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