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
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atium 96% oxygen 3% zinc 1%