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Hand cross

wooden cross with ornate carvings on both sides; long stem with a square base; one side of square base has smaller squares carved within base with four leaf-like patterns in center, the other side differs with more ornate carvings as well as a diamond shape in center; bottom of cross extends beyond square base and geometric carvings in ornately scalloped base; top of stem has two 'arms' protruding below cross with geometric patterns carved into them; diamond shape with carvings just above arms; cross has concave limbs with protruding buds, all caved with ornate latticework and thin lines; diamond shape carved in center of cross with four small circles in each corner

Date
17th century
In our collection
since February the 4th, 2008 up to now
Dimensions
23 × 8 11/16 × 1 3/16 in. (58.42 × 22.07 × 3.02 cm)
Location
Not on View
Medium
Wood, metal
Price
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Composition
atium96%
oxygen3%
zinc1%