Pectoral Cross
Unknown Artist
1600s
Medium
walrus ivory, wood, partially gilt silver and pearls
Dimensions
10.5 × 5 × 1.7 cm
Classification
Ivory
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Eleanor and Morris Everett
Accession Number
1993.37
About this artwork
This ivory cross is carved on the front with scenes drawn from Twelve Feasts of the Orthodox Church, including the Passion and Resurrection of Christ; on the reverse is a scene of the Mother of God surrounded by clergy. The scenes include Slavonic inscriptions. The ivory cross is mounted within a silver frame as a pectoral to be worn at the breast, probably by a priest.