Cross
1450-1500 (made)
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Pendant crucifix, silver, silver gilt, with trefoil shaped ends, the sides moulded and pierced with holes to form quatrefoils, a suspension ring above.On the front, the crucifix figure, the titulus and the symbols of the Evangelists, all cast in relief. The cross is sketchily engraved behind the crucifix figure, and the arms are engraved with a stem of three roses on a hatched ground. The titulus is inscribed 'INRI' [Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews] in Gothic letters. At the top is a ring for suspension, on the reverse is a cavity for a relic.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, silver gilt, cast, engraved |
| Brief description | Cross, silver, silver gilt, with the corpus of Christ and the symbols of the Evangelists. Germany, 1450-1500. |
| Physical description | Pendant crucifix, silver, silver gilt, with trefoil shaped ends, the sides moulded and pierced with holes to form quatrefoils, a suspension ring above.On the front, the crucifix figure, the titulus and the symbols of the Evangelists, all cast in relief. The cross is sketchily engraved behind the crucifix figure, and the arms are engraved with a stem of three roses on a hatched ground. The titulus is inscribed 'INRI' [Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews] in Gothic letters. At the top is a ring for suspension, on the reverse is a cavity for a relic. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'INRI'
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| Bibliographic reference | Lightbown, Ronald. Medieval European Jewellery: with a catalogue of the collection in the Victoria & Albert Museum. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1992. cat. 51. p. 509. |
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| Accession number | M.303-1912 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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