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Source Description
This enameled gold rock crystal crucifix could have been worn as a pendant or it could have been been attached to the end of a rosary. It has beveled edges terminating in black and white mounts with raised quatrefoils and embossed winged heads of cherubim back and front, with an applied figure of Christ and an overhead scroll inscribed INRI. In the New Testament it is recounted that when Christ was nailed to the cross, a piece of wood bearing the inscription "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews" in Latin, Hebrew and Greek was tacked to the cross above his head at the order of Pontius Pilate, the Roman Procurator of Judea (see John 19:19). INRI is the abbreviation for the Latin version Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
36026
label
Crucifix
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
36026
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Crucifix
description
This enameled gold rock crystal crucifix could have been worn as a pendant or it could have been been attached to the end of a rosary. It has beveled edges terminating in black and white mounts with raised quatrefoils and embossed winged heads of cherubim back and front, with an applied figure of Christ and an overhead scroll inscribed INRI. In the New Testament it is recounted that when Christ was nailed to the cross, a piece of wood bearing the inscription "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews" in Latin, Hebrew and Greek was tacked to the cross above his head at the order of Pontius Pilate, the Roman Procurator of Judea (see John 19:19). INRI is the abbreviation for the Latin version Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum.
provenance
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
1550-1600 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
pendants
crucifixes
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.5
height
3.6
depth
1
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 9/16 × W: 1 7/16 × D: 3/8 in. (6.5 × 3.6 × 1 cm)
Source extras
med
rock crystal, ronde-bosse enamel, gold, pearl
creator_ids
6242
collection_ids
BAR
JWL
exhibition_ids
1994
2513
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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d3595edca4501ad9
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no
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no
seq
2
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photo
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5b1baac1334602c6
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no
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no