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Source Description
The front of this cross depicts the crucified Christ flanked by the Virgin and John the Evangelist, an archangel above, and a skull designating Adam's place of burial below the cross. The back contains an image of the Virgin and Child surrounded by medallions with Saints Peter and Paul and two bishop saints. Bronze pendant crosses, or "enkolpia," form the largest group of private devotional objects to survive from Byzantium in this period, and were also made in neighboring regions, such as Kievan Rus' (Ukraine).
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Document identity
localId
35276
label
Pectoral Cross with the Crucifixion and the Virgin
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
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35276
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Pectoral Cross with the Crucifixion and the Virgin
description
The front of this cross depicts the crucified Christ flanked by the Virgin and John the Evangelist, an archangel above, and a skull designating Adam's place of burial below the cross. The back contains an image of the Virgin and Child surrounded by medallions with Saints Peter and Paul and two bishop saints. Bronze pendant crosses, or "enkolpia," form the largest group of private devotional objects to survive from Byzantium in this period, and were also made in neighboring regions, such as Kievan Rus' (Ukraine).
provenance
Pete N. Nickolas (""Helios Old World Antiques""), Westminster, MD, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1987, by purchase.
date
11th-12th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
pectorals
crosses
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.8
height
3.8
depth
0.9
dimensionsRaw
3 1/16 x 1 1/2 x 3/8 in. (7.8 x 3.8 x 0.9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Kievan Rus
dynasty
Rurikid Dynasty
med
bronze
creator_ids
6640
6214
16232
collection_ids
BYZ
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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ff38eb2e249e8192
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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691b66442090595f
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no
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no