A BYZANTINE BRONZE CROSS

CIRCA 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

Details

A BYZANTINE BRONZE CROSS
CIRCA 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
Solid cast, the arms forked at their tips with an incised border and ribbed terminals, the central raised disc incised with a christogram, a suspension loop above
4¾ in. (12 cm.) high

Provenance

Private collection, Germany; acquired in the 1990s.

Exhibited

Freising, Diözesanmuseum Freising, Kreuz und Kruzifix: Zeichen und Bild, 2005, no. II.4.6.

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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Exhibition catalogue, Kreuz und Kruzifix: Zeichen und Bild, Freising, 2005, no. II.4.6.

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