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Pectoral Cross

1600s

Byzantium, Russia, Byzantine period, 17th century

Medium
walrus ivory, wood, partially gilt silver and pearls
Measurements
Overall: 10.5 x 5 x 1.7 cm (4 1/8 x 1 15/16 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Eleanor and Morris Everett 1993.37
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This ivory cross is carved on the front with scenes drawn from Twelve Feasts of the Orthodox Church, including the Passion and Resurrection of Christ; on the reverse is a scene of the Mother of God surrounded by clergy. The scenes include Slavonic inscriptions. The ivory cross is mounted within a silver frame as a pectoral to be worn at the breast, probably by a priest.
A walrus ivory and silver pectoral cross features tan panels carved with religious scenes, with the Crucifixion at the center. A textured silver frame patterned with dots and gilding borders the ivory. A white pearl is set on the left and right arms. At the top is a hinged silver square with a circular opening. The ivory scenes are arranged in a vertical column and across the horizontal arms of the cross.

Pectoral Cross

1600s

Byzantium, Russia, Byzantine period, 17th century

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