ተመራማሪዎች አንደሚሉት አክሊሉ በ1740ዎቹ በእቴጌ ምንተዋብ እና ልጃቸው ንጉሥ እያሱ ወጪ የተሠራ እና ጐንደር ውስጥ ለሚገኝ ቤተክርስቲያን በስጦታ መልክ ከወርቅ ጽዋ ጋር እንደተሰጠ ያምናሉ።
Scholars believe the crown was commissioned in the 1740s by Empress Mentewwab and her son King Iyyasu and given as a gift to a church in Gondar, together with a solid gold chalice.