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Pectoral Cross with the Crucifixion and Six Saints
(Byzantium and Early Russia)
On one side of this pectoral cross is an image of the Crucifixion, with the archangels Michael and Gabriel at Christ's head, the skull of Adam at his feet, the Virgin to his right, and St. John to his left. On the other side are ingraved images of Saints Nicholas, Gregory, Basil, John Chrysotom, Stephen, and Sergius of Radonezh (d. 1391). All but Stephen are depicted with the omophoria (stoles) of bishops; Stephan holds a Gospel book and the cross of a martyr. At the top, between the holes for suspension, is an image of the "Mandylion," or Holy Face.
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 [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1984-1985 | Reliquaries and Ritual: Medieval Objects of Devotion. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Russia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 1/2 × W: 2 3/16 × D: 1/2 in. (11.5 × 5.6 × 1.3 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.
45.10