File:Clevelandart 1942.1091.jpg
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Summary
Altar Cross
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| Title |
Altar Cross |
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| Description |
This cross is traditionally said to come from the Benedictine Abbey of Meherau on Lake Constance in today’s Austria. During the 12th and 13th centuries the abbey became wealthy through the acquisition of landed property. This beautiful cross would have likely embellished one of the abbey’s many altars where it symbolized Christ’s presence in the Mass. |
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| Date | 1295 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Gilt copper, champlevé enamel, gemstones, on wood core | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Without base: 50.2 x 39.4 cm (19 3/4 x 15 1/2 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current location |
Medieval Art |
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| Accession number |
1942.109 |
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| Place of creation | Germany or Austria, Upper Rhine, Constance, 14th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.1091 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
 
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This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. |
| The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of their rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
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This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project with the Cleveland Museum of Art. See the Open Access at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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| current | 10:57, 21 January 2019 | | 2,641 × 3,400 (3.44 MB) | Madreiling | pattypan 18.02 |
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