A BYZANTINE BRONZE PROCESSIONAL CROSS

CIRCA 7TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

Details

A BYZANTINE BRONZE PROCESSIONAL CROSS
CIRCA 7TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
Each flaring arm with small knobs at the corners, one side engraved with concentric circles around the edges and in the centre of the cross, riveted to the staff cover, with spherical terminal, mounted
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high excl. mount

Provenance

Private collection, Germany; acquired in the 1990s.

Exhibited

Freising, Dombergmuseum, 6 Nov. 2005 - 17 April 2006.

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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Exhibition catalogue, Kreuz und Kruzifix. Zeichen un Bild, Freising, 2005, Nr II.13.6.

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