CROSS
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The whole cross is carved from one piece of wood which is blackened on the front. The edge is raised and engraved with an inscription that is only partially legible. In the center is Christ on the cross with the walls of Jerusalem behind him. Above is God the Father and below an inscription which is almost illegible. Whole is worn from use.
- Object name:
- CROSS
- Made from:
- Wood
- Made in:
- Russia
- Date made:
- Late 16th c.-Early 17th c.
- Size:
- 22.1 x 11.4 cm (8 11/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 34.66
- Class:
- WOOD
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION
- Credit line:
- Gift of Madame Augusto Rosso, 1966