Pendant Cross with Emeralds

1575-1650 (Baroque) H: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm) Citation Source image

In 1558, the Spanish began drawing on the vast emerald mines at Muzo, Colombia, part of their New World empire. These emeralds were higher quality than those available from the nearly exhausted Egyptian mines. This style of cross with large cut stones was favored by wealthy ar...

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9210
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Carl Schon, Inc., Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1945, by purchase.
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