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English: Reliquary-cross, probably a reliquary of the True Cross; now contains part of a human finger. Anglo-Saxon artwork, probably from Winchester.
Français : Croix-reliquaire, probablement un reliquaire de la Vraie Croix, contient actuellement un morceau de doigt humain. Œuvre anglo-saxonne, probablement de Winchester.
Date from 900 until 100
Medium enameled gold and walrus ivory on cedar wood
Dimensions height: 18.5 cm (7.2 in); width: 13.7 cm (5.3 in); depth: 2.6 cm (1 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,18.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,13.7U174728
dimensions QS:P5524,2.6U174728
(cross) Weight: 0.22 kg (0.49 lb)
institution QS:P195,Q213322
Current location
Medieval and Renaissance, room 8, case 16
Accession number
7943-1862
Object history collection of John Webb; collection of Pierre Soltykoff
Credit line 1861: sale of the collection of Pierre Soltykoff at Hôtel Drouot, Paris
Inscriptions
  • IHS NAZARENUS
  • RE(LIQVIE LIGNI) ....VLQ DE...O ET CAMIN....(IHS.XPS) AMD NIS//RV....EDA....DI....DI SIMEONIS ET MAR
Source/Photographer Marie-Lan Nguyen (2012)
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