Reliquary Cross

ca. 1150-75 (Medieval)

18.5 cm 28.9 cm 0.4 cm

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The imagery on this cross is intended to help the viewer understand the cosmological and moral significance of the Crucifixion, and a naturalistic portrayal of the story was not considered a priority. A compositional feature common to many Mosan enamel works (called Mosan beca...

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Charles Stein, Paris, 1899, by purchase; Sir T. D. Gibson-Carmichael, London, 1902, by purchase; Basilewsky (?) [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Arnold Seligmann, Paris [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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