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Source Description
The cross carries inscriptions on both sides, but only one of them is partially legible at present.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
19346
label
Pectoral Reliquary Cross with Inscriptions
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
19346
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Pectoral Reliquary Cross with Inscriptions
description
The cross carries inscriptions on both sides, but only one of them is partially legible at present.
provenance
Pete N. Nickolas (""Helios Old World Antiques""), Westminster, Maryland, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1987, by purchase.
date
11th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
reliquaries
crosses (objects)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.7
height
3.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/16 x W: 1 1/2 in. (7.7 x 3.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Byzantine
inscriptions
[Transcription] Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη τὸν φ[οροῦντα]; [Translation] Lord
help the wearer
dynasty
Macedonian Dynasty
med
bronze
creator_ids
6640
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
623743b382b9339c
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
4c87f58f5cc8d1d4
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no