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Source Description
This remarkable cross has an oblong cavity that is said to have held a relic from the Crown of Thorns. The transparent rock crystal allowed the sacred contents to be seen. The two enameled angels on the plaques on the front and back of the base directed the worshiper's attention to the relics by pointing upward towards the relic chamber.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
464
label
Reliquary Cross
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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Source metadata
id
464
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Reliquary Cross
description
This remarkable cross has an oblong cavity that is said to have held a relic from the Crown of Thorns. The transparent rock crystal allowed the sacred contents to be seen. The two enameled angels on the plaques on the front and back of the base directed the worshiper's attention to the relics by pointing upward towards the relic chamber.
provenance
Borghese; Sir Thomas David Gibson-Carmichael (Lord Carmichael) (1859-1926) [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Christie's, London, May 12, 1902, no. 88; Charles Borradaile, Brighton [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; George Robinson Harding, London [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca.1450-1475 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
reliquaries
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4
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4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
26.5
height
11.5
depth
8
dimensionsRaw
H: 10 7/16 x W: 4 1/2 x D: 3 1/8 in. (26.5 x 11.5 x 8 cm)
Source extras
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European Renaissance
med
rock crystal, gilded copper, ""basse-taille"" enamel
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33562
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REN
exhibition_ids
2064
2691
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