Title
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
1 7/8 x 7/8 in.
Credit Line
Bequest of David P. Harris ('46), 2020
Accession Number
2020.92
Description
Half of a very small reliquary cross displaying an orans figure with halo. There is no identifying inscription. The figure wears a simple ankle-length robe suggestive of the colobium worn by Christ in early descriptions of the Crucifixon. However, the out-turned feet and bend of the elbows suggests a figure praying rather than hanging on the cross. There are double suspension loops at the top and bottom of the cross.
Provenance
Purchased from Tetragon, London, in 1992.
Collection
The Byzantine World
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