Benediction Cross

1713 (Early Modern)

7.4 cm 22.5 cm

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The Georgian inscription on the handle of this cross indicates that its silver frame was commissioned in 1713 by Domentius IV (Damian Bagrationi), Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church from 1705 to 1741, "for the forgiveness of his sins." The woodcarving inside carries Gre...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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