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Source Description
This relic is housed inside of the portable altar commissioned by Countess Gertrude of Brunswick, one of the Guelph Treasure’s earliest and most sumptuous objects.
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Document identity
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299104
label
Relic of the Stone which Supported the Cross
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object
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Source metadata
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299104
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object
title
Relic of the Stone which Supported the Cross
description
This relic is housed inside of the portable altar commissioned by Countess Gertrude of Brunswick, one of the Guelph Treasure’s earliest and most sumptuous objects.
date
c. 1045
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79872585
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Metalwork
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1
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Germany, Lower Saxony?, Romanesque period, 11th century
accession
1931.462.j
Source extras
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Limestone, felted fiber
tombstone
Relic of the Stone which Supported the Cross, c. 1045. Germany, Lower Saxony?, Romanesque period, 11th century. Limestone, felted fiber. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1931.462.j
collection
MED - Romanesque
didYouKnow
The accompanying parchment identifies the piece of limestone as a portion of the block used to support the Holy Cross on Mount Golgotha.
citations
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page_number
Mentioned: cat. no. 95
citation
May, Sally Ruth, Jane Takac, and Barbara J. Bradley. <em>Knockouts: A Pocket Guide. </em>Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2001.
page_number
Reproduced: no. 19, p. 24
citation
Mikolic, Amanda. <em>Worshiping in Place through Art: The Hidden Gems of the Portable Altar of Countess Gertrude. </em>Cleveland Museum of Art The Thinker Blog on Medium. July 16, 2020.
creditline
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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2026-05-29 08:52:47.558000
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299104
dept
Medieval Art
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MED - Romanesque
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Limestone, felted fiber
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1
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0
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photo
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