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Double-Sided Pendant Reliquary Cross

A work made of silver gilt and porphyry.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of silver gilt and porphyry.

Date:

Interior cross: c. 600-c. 900; pendant: c. 1500, with later additions

Artist:

German or Austrian

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 238

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Title

Double-Sided Pendant Reliquary Cross

Place

Germany (Object made in)

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1467–1499

Medium

Silver gilt and porphyry

Dimensions

9.5 × 4.9 cm (3 3/4 × 1 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Marilynn B. Alsdorf

Reference Number

1992.501

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