Processional or Altar Cross
Originally, this cross had "pendelia" (jewels, crosslets, or Greek letters) suspended from the four holes in its horizontal arms. Like other medium-sized crosses with a tang, this one could have been carried in procession or affixed in a stand, or both.
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17709
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object
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[Excavated in Syria, 1908-1910]; Tawfic Abucasem, Hama and Port Said, ca. 1913, by purchase; Joseph Brummer, Paris, ca. 1928, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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1
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_57.632_Fnt_DD_T08.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_57.632_Fnt_DD_T08.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_57.632_Fnt_DD_T08.jpg |
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.632 |
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