Sanctification cross with scenes from the life of Christ and the Virgin Mary and the Evangelists / Artist Unknown, Greece
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- Accession Number
- 1961/1.177
- Title
- Sanctification cross with scenes from the life of Christ and the Virgin Mary and the Evangelists
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Greece
- Artist Nationality
- Greek
- Medium and Support
- boxwood with pearls and glass-paste stones
- Object Creation Date
- 1650-1800
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Greece (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Greece (nation)
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Baroness Matilda Ledyard von Ketteler
- Style/Group/Movement
- Byzantine
- Dimensions
- 27.1 cm x 17.7 cm (10 11/16 in. x 6 15/16 in.)
- Century
- 17th-18th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Primary Object Type
- carving
- Secondary Object Classification
- Ritual Objects
- Secondary Object Type
- cross
- Physical Description
- This small carved boxwood cross is divided on each face into five compartments containing Christian religious scenes. The cross is set in a stand decorated with mother-of-pearl and green glass-paste stones.
- Subject Matter
- This small sanctification cross, which would have been used for holy water ceremonies in the Orthodox church, depicts six scenes drawn from the life of Christ and the Virgin Mary along with the four Evangelists writing the gospels. The Baptism of Christ appears in the center of one side of the cross with the Annunciation above and the Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple below, while two Evangelists are depicted in the horizontal arm. The Crucifixion serves as the central scene on the other side, with Doubting Thomas above, Christ's Descent into Hell below, and two more Evangelists on the horizontal arm of the cross.
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- associated concepts
- ceremonies
- descriptors
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- europe (continent)
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- object genres
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- people and culture
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- religious ceremonies
- religious concepts
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2179 x 3592
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 1961/1.177
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"Sanctification cross with scenes from the life of Christ and the Virgin Mary and the Evangelists; Artist Unknown, Greece." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1961-sl-1.177/1961_1_177_view1.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.
