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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