Reliquary Cross, ca. 1366–1400, Made in the Marches, Italy, Italian, Translucent enamel, silver, silver-gilt, rock crystal, glass, iron tang, Overall (with tang): 24 5/16 x 16 5/16 x 1 1/16 in. (61.8 x 41.5 x 2.7 cm), Enamels-Basse taille, The convex rock crystal at the center once sheltered and magnified a fragment of wood believed to be from the cross on which Jesus was crucified. The whole is sumptuously decorated with images of the life of Jesus on one side, and of saints linked to Saint Francis on the other
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Reliquary Cross, ca, 1366–1400, Marches, Italy, Italian, Translucent enamel, silver, silver-gilt, rock crystal, glass, iron tang, Overall, tang, 24 5/16 x 16 1 1/16, 61.8 41.5 2.7 cm, Enamels-Basse taille, convex, rock, crystal, center, sheltered, magnified, fragment, wood believed, cross, Jesus, crucified, whole, sumptuously decorated, images, life, side, saints linked, Saint Francis
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