Altar Cross

c. 1300–1310 without base: 50.2 x 39.4 cm (19 3/4 x 15 1/2 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.1091

This cross is traditionally said to come from the Benedictine Abbey of Meherau on Lake Constance in today’s Austria. During the 12th and 13th centuries the abbey became wealthy through the acquisition of landed property. This beautiful cross would have likely embellished one o...

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