Description
Bronze reliquary cross (front half); 8th-11th century AD. Christ with arms upraised “Orans”, wearing long robes.
Byzantine bronze reliquary cross (front half)
255,00 €
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | 62 x 34 |
| Weight [g]: | 17,00 |
| Grade: | - |
| Attribution: | - |
| Commentary: | green patina, scratch on the front |
Historical Context
Reliquary crosses of this type were constructed of two parts: a decorated front half with an image of a saint, Christ on the cross or the Virgin Mary, and a frequently plain back half, with a hinge for closure and hollow space inside, all suspended from a loop; they were intended to carry secondary relics, such as soil from a special place of pilgrimage.
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