Silver-gilt crucifix
Silver-gilt crucifix

Currently not on view

Silver-gilt crucifix,

before 1450

Italian

y42

Information

Title
Silver-gilt crucifix
Dates

before 1450

Medium

Silver gilt

Dimensions

53.2 x 30.7 x 4.2 cm (20 15/16 x 12 1/16 x 1 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Museum purchase, Caroline G. Mather Fund, 1923

Object Number
y42
Place Made

Europe, Florence, Tuscany

Inscription

Inscribed on edge of cross on right lower stem: CES;
Inscribed on verso: CES;

Culture
Italian
Type
crucifixes, silverwork
Materials
silver
Techniques
gilding
Subject
devotional objects, bible stories, bishops (prelates), deities, religious art, Christianity, figures (representations), Christ

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