Pectoral reliquary cross

British

V&A (Victoria & Albert Museum)

1000 - 1100

Reliquary cross, carved with foiliate decoration and symbols of the Evangelists. The cross is in fact a small box carved and pierced in low relief to form a case for an inner gold box (lost).

• Medium: Walrus ivory
• Art Fund Grant: £5000 ( Total: £40,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1966
• Vendor: Sotheby's

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