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Hand Cross with Scenes from the Life of Christ
(Medieval Europe )
This cross of bone carved in minute relief with scenes from the life of Christ has been encased in gilded silver decorated with the filigree enamel work characteristic of objects used in the liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Ottoman times. One side shows the Annunciation, Presentaion of Christ in the Temple, Baptism, Raising of Lazarus, Transfiguration, and Dormition of the Virgin; the other, the Nativity, Entry into Jerusalem, Crucifixion, Resurrection, Ascension, and Pentecost.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Greece (Place of Origin)
Measurements
6 1/2 x 1 15/16 in. (16.5 x 5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
71.138