Altar Cross

18th century (Early Modern) 8 3/4 in. (22.3 cm) Citation Source image

This cross would have been placed on the altar and used by priests for blessing the faithful. In the 17th-18th centuries, it was usual for such crosses to be carved out of a single piece of boxwood and fitted with silver mounts. The center here shows the Crucifixion on one sid...

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39090
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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2
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Orthodox

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