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Crucifix: M.11-1978

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Current Location: In storage

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crucifix

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Production: Unknown

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Description

Bronze with loop at the top for suspension. A rather large example of a type thought to have been produced in Syria between the 5th and 11th centuries and dated on the basis of stylistic similarities to a group of inscribed bronze censers.

Notes

History note: Found Haddenham 1977

Legal notes

Bought through the Applied Arts Duplicate Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 8.85 cm
Width: 5.9 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1978)

Dating

6th Century-8th Century
Circa 500 CE - 800 CE

Note

David Buckton, Byzantium, Treasures of Byzantine Art and Culture, 1994, doubts whether the depression on the back ever held a relic, although it may have been intended to hold one, because the depression is too shallow.

Materials used in production

Copper alloy

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Identification numbers

Accession number: M.11-1978
Primary reference Number: 14150

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 13 May 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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