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Source Description
Cast with incised figure and inscription, this piece is one half of the cross only.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
4659
label
Pectoral Reliquary Cross with the Crucifixion
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
4659
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Pectoral Reliquary Cross with the Crucifixion
description
Cast with incised figure and inscription, this piece is one half of the cross only.
provenance
Leon Grinberg (""A la Vieille Russie""), New York [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
date
11th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
reliquaries
crosses (objects)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8
height
4.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/8 x W: 1 13/16 in. (8 x 4.6 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Transcription] IC XC NIKA; [Translation] Jesus Christ Conquers
dynasty
Macedonian Dynasty
med
bronze
creator_ids
6640
collection_ids
JWL
BYZ
exhibition_ids
2513
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
31898b9a45b4a2ae