Mounted Rock Crystal
https://clevelandart.org/art/1953.640
When this object was acquired, it was thought to be a container for holy oil or another sacred relic or substance. However, closer examination revealed that the rock crystal prism at the object’s core is completely solid, leaving no room in which to insert such matter. The obj...
Artifact
| id |
id
130958
|
|---|---|
| contentType |
contentType
object
|
| citation |
citation
|
| rights |
rights
CC0
|
| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
|
| language |
language
en
|
| wikidata |
wikidata
[
"Q60740902"
]
|
| source |
source
import
|
| accession |
accession
1953.64
|
Source image fields (4)
| thumbnailUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1953.640/1953.640_web.jpg |
|---|---|
| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1953.640/1953.640_web.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1953.640/1953.640_web.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
Terms
Technique
gold, quartz, almandine
Medium
gold, quartz, almandine
Genre
Metalwork
Department
Medieval Art
Relations
belongs_to