Reliquary Cross

Unknown Artist

14th century

Reliquary Cross by Unknown Artist

Medium

Translucent enamel, silver, silver-gilt, coral, glass, rock-crystal, gold leaf

Dimensions

Overall (without tang): 16 15/16 x 14 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (43 x 36.9 x 2.9 cm) Overall (with tang): 22 5/8 x 14 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (57.4 x 36.9 x 2.9 cm)

Classification

Enamels-Basse taille

Culture

Italian

Department

Medieval Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Accession Number

17.190.497

Tags

CrossJesus

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