Votive or Dedicatory Cross

Byzantine (Artist)

ca. 550 (Late Antique)

silver
(Byzantium and Early Russia)

Crosses like this one were attached to church walls or furniture as dedicatory offerings.

Inscription

[Translation] For the prayer and salvation of Thomas, son of Isaac, and of all his household. Amen.

Provenance

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[Excavated in Syria, 1908-1910]; Tawfic Abucasem, Hama and Port Said, ca. 1913, by purchase; Joseph Brummer, Paris, ca. 1928, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

1986	Silver Treasure from Early Byzantium. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.

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Geographies

Syria, Kurin (Place of Discovery)

Measurements

H: 4 5/16 x W: 3 3/8 x D: 1/16 in. (11 x 8.6 x 0.1 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1929

Location in Museum

Centre Street: Third Floor: Early Byzantine Art

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

57.629

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