Pectoral Cross-Shaped Reliquary with Saints
Ritual ImplementsByzantine11th century

Pectoral Cross-Shaped Reliquary with Saints

11th century

Classification
Ritual Implements
Technique
Cast, lost-wax process
Medium
Leaded bronze
Culture
Byzantine
Period
Byzantine period, Middle
Century
11th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

10.7 x 6.7 x 1 cm (4 3/16 x 2 5/8 x 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Nelson Goodman, Weston, MA, gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1995.

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