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Source Description
Christ wears a crown and blue colobium, a long Byzantine robe unusual in Limoges enamels. At the ends of the arms are the Virgin and St. John, and at top and bottom are two apostles. Crosses with Christ clothed and crowned are rare, and represent not only the Crucifixion and death of Christ, but also the Resurrected Christ as King of Heaven, dressed in a long garment tied at the waist with a golden belt as described in the vision of Saint John (Revelations 1:13).
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Document identity
localId
32556
label
Altar Cross
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
32556
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Altar Cross
description
Christ wears a crown and blue colobium, a long Byzantine robe unusual in Limoges enamels. At the ends of the arms are the Virgin and St. John, and at top and bottom are two apostles. Crosses with Christ clothed and crowned are rare, and represent not only the Crucifixion and death of Christ, but also the Resurrected Christ as King of Heaven, dressed in a long garment tied at the waist with a golden belt as described in the vision of Saint John (Revelations 1:13).
provenance
Collection Sulzbach (?); Henri Daguerre, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
early 13th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
crosses (objects)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
43.4
height
25.5
depth
1.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 17 1/16 x W: 10 1/16 x D: 3/4 in. (43.4 x 25.5 x 1.9 cm)
Source extras
cul
French
style
Gothic
inscriptions
[Transcription] Text in reserve in upper band above Christ's head: IH[ESV]S; [Translation] Jesus[Transcription] Text in reserve in lower band above Christ's head: XPS; CHR[ISTU]S; [Translation] Christ
med
champlevé enamel on gilded copper
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6229
collection_ids
MED
exhibition_ids
316
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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38c2fdda351806fb
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no
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no
seq
2
type
photo
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b13a76e53b05269a
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no
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no