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Source Description
This cross consists of rock crystal pieces drilled through their centers and fastened together with a golden rod. Where they join, the pieces of crystal are bound with decorative bands of painted gold. Venice was one of the most important centers of rock crystal cutting at the end of the 1200s. The cross was undoubtedly intended for prominent display on an altar and may have also been used in liturgical processions. The cross was at one time in the Royal Treasury of Saxony and purportedly first belonged to Rudolph I of Habsburg (reigned 1273–91).
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108996
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Cross
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108996
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object
title
Cross
description
This cross consists of rock crystal pieces drilled through their centers and fastened together with a golden rod. Where they join, the pieces of crystal are bound with decorative bands of painted gold. Venice was one of the most important centers of rock crystal cutting at the end of the 1200s. The cross was undoubtedly intended for prominent display on an altar and may have also been used in liturgical processions. The cross was at one time in the Royal Treasury of Saxony and purportedly first belonged to Rudolph I of Habsburg (reigned 1273–91).
date
c. 1280–1300
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60762511
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Stone
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 70.2 x 52.2 x 6.6 cm (27 5/8 x 20 9/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
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Italy, Venice
accession
1927.169
Source extras
tec
rock crystal, painted gold mounts
tombstone
Cross, c. 1280–1300. Italy, Venice. Rock crystal, painted gold mounts; overall: 70.2 x 52.2 x 6.6 cm (27 5/8 x 20 9/16 x 2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1927.169
collection
MED - Gothic
citations
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1928.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 17
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 and Reproduced: cat. no. 142
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Holger A. Klein<em>. Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: P. 256-257, no. 95
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 05:49:41.524000
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108996
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Medieval Art
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MED - Gothic
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rock crystal, painted gold mounts
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