Ceremonial Crosses of Countess Gertrude and Count Liudolf
Medium:
gold (metal)
enamel (fused coating)
gemstone
pearl (animal material)
wood (plant material)
Dimensions:
9.5" x 8.5" (24.15 x 21.6 cm)
Tradition:
Place of Origin:
Germany
> Lower Saxony
Repository:
Date:
ca. 1038 CE
Subject:
Cross
ID:
13147
Keywords:
Notes:
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