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Source Description
Originally, this cross had "pendelia" (jewels, crosslets, or Greek letters) suspended from the four holes in its horizontal arms. Like other medium-sized crosses with a tang, this one could have been carried in procession or affixed in a stand, or both.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
17709
label
Processional or Altar Cross
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
17709
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Processional or Altar Cross
description
Originally, this cross had "pendelia" (jewels, crosslets, or Greek letters) suspended from the four holes in its horizontal arms. Like other medium-sized crosses with a tang, this one could have been carried in procession or affixed in a stand, or both.
provenance
[Excavated in Syria, 1908-1910]; Tawfic Abucasem, Hama and Port Said, ca. 1913, by purchase; Joseph Brummer, Paris, ca. 1928, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd quarter 6th century (Late Antique)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
crosses (objects)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
40.2
height
20.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 15 13/16 x W: 8 1/8 in. (40.2 x 20.6 cm); H without tang: 13 5/16 in. (33.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Byzantine
inscriptions
[Transcription] Κυριακὸς εὐξάμενος προσένεγκεν τῶ ἁγίω Σεργίω; [Translation] Having prayed
Cyriacus presented [this] to Saint Sergius
med
silver, silver sulfide inlay and copper alloy repairs
creator_ids
6640
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
358
2289
2699
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
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