Medium:
gold, enamel, gemstone, pearl, wood, enamel, metalworkingDimensions:
9.5" x 8.5" (24.15 x 21.6 cm)Tradition:
Roman CatholicPlace of Origin:
Lower SaxonyRepository:
Date:
ca. 1038 CESubject:
CrossID:
13147Notes:
Full captions:
(left) Ceremonial Cross of Countess Gertrude, 1038 or shortly after. Germany, Lower Saxony? Gold: worked in repoussé; cloisonné enamel, intaglio gems, pearls, wood core; 24.15 x 21.6 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund with the addition of a gift from Mrs. Edward B. Greene 1931.55
(right) Ceremonial Cross of Count Liudolf, shortly after 1038. Germany, Lower Saxony? gold: worked in repoussé; cloisonné enamel; intaglio gems; pearls; wood core; 24.15 x 21.6 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1931.461
For portable altar at center see MAVCOR Object # 13146
