Pectoral Cross

10th-11th century (Middle Byzantine)

3.7 cm 5.6 cm

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This hollow cross is made of sheet gold, each arm with a rounded end, emphasized with three bosses and a pierced cross. The central medallion has a roped border, within which is a standing figure of Christ on one side, and a bust of Christ on the other, carried out in blue, re...

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Leon Gruél, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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