Вст. 103122 М-4554
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Metal · Church plate
Pectoral cross
A "boy's" cross for an infant. A one-sided cross with four equal arms, each ending in three relief balls; the crossing is diamond-shaped, decorated with an impressed diamond outline, and the finial is a loop, flattened on the front side. Full description
- Date
- 12th century
- Material
- Metal
- Technique
- Casting
- Dimensions
- 2.2 × 1.8 cm
Description
A "boy's" cross for an infant. A one-sided cross with four equal arms, each ending in three relief balls; the crossing is diamond-shaped, decorated with an impressed diamond outline, and the finial is a loop, flattened on the front side.
The cross dates from the 12th–13th century.
The cross entered the museum's holdings as part of a collection of coins and awards, acquired from Ivanov of Kharkiv in 1949.
Record
- Inventory number
- М-688
- Title
- Pectoral cross
- Collection group
- Metal · Church plate
- Projects
- Church Antiquities
- Date
- 12th century
- Material
- Metal
- Technique
- Casting
- Dimensions
- 2.2 × 1.8 cm
- Digitisation
- Project “Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities”, 2026
- Tradition
- Orthodoxy
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