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Cypress cross frame, inv. no. Вст. 1627/5: photo 1 of 5
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Metal · Church plate

Cypress cross frame

Inv. no. Вст. 1627/5 · Metal

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities

Made of a copper alloy. It is a metal outline frame for a carved wooden cross. Between the crossbars are radiating rays, with small balls at the ends. Full description

Date
18th century
Material
Metal
Technique
Stamping, soldering
Dimensions
19.5 × 11 × 2.5 cm

Photo: M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum · CC BY 4.0

Description

Made of a copper alloy. It is a metal outline frame for a carved wooden cross. Between the crossbars are radiating rays, with small balls at the ends.

Note: the cross belonged to the pre-war (pre-1941) part of the collection of the H. S. Skovoroda Historical Museum; it was evacuated in 1941, and this fragment of the cross, in the form of its frame, was returned to Kharkiv in November 1944.

Record

Inventory number
Вст. 1627/5
Title
Cypress cross frame
Collection group
Metal · Church plate
Date
18th century
Material
Metal
Technique
Stamping, soldering
Dimensions
19.5 × 11 × 2.5 cm
Digitisation
Project “Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities”, 2026
Tradition
Orthodoxy

Updated 15 Oct 2026

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