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National Gallery of Art - THE COLLECTION
image of Crucifix
Probably Rhenish or Mosan 12th Century
Rhenish 12th Century (artist)
Probably Rhenish or Mosan 12th Century
Mosan 12th Century (artist)
Crucifix, c. 1150/1175
gilded copper alloy with champlevé enamel, one jasper stone, and glass
Overall (cross): 28.9 x 20.8 cm (11 3/8 x 8 3/16 in.) overall (cross height with base): 37 cm (14 9/16 in.) overall (corpus): 15.3 x 15.8 cm (6 x 6 1/4 in.)
Widener Collection
1942.9.282
From the Tour: Medieval Metalwork and Enamels
Object 2 of 8

Inscription

on plaque at top of cross, in reserved letters surrounded by enamel: IHC.NAZA / RENVS.REX. / IVDEORVM

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