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Source Description
This cross depicts at its center a second small cross of the Crucifixion, flanked by miniature representations of the lance and sponge, instruments of Christ's Passion. The skull below suggests the name of the hill - Golgotha (place of skulls) - and also refers to the legend that Christ was crucified on the site of Adam's tomb. The Church Slavonic abbreviations on the cross arms stand for "King of Glory" (top), "The Place of the Skull Became Paradise" (bottom), "Jesus Christ" (left and right), "Lance" (left), and "Sponge" (right).
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
39848
label
Pendant Cross
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
39848
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Pendant Cross
description
This cross depicts at its center a second small cross of the Crucifixion, flanked by miniature representations of the lance and sponge, instruments of Christ's Passion. The skull below suggests the name of the hill - Golgotha (place of skulls) - and also refers to the legend that Christ was crucified on the site of Adam's tomb. The Church Slavonic abbreviations on the cross arms stand for "King of Glory" (top), "The Place of the Skull Became Paradise" (bottom), "Jesus Christ" (left and right), "Lance" (left), and "Sponge" (right).
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1700 (Early Modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
pendants (jewelery)
crucifixes
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.3
height
4.6
depth
0.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 1/2 x W: 1 13/16 x 1/4 in. (6.3 x 4.6 x 0.68 cm)
Source extras
cul
Russian
dynasty
House of Romanov
med
silver, champlevé enamel, pearls
creator_ids
6214
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
956
563
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
1903d6ddeeffb1fc