COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.2000.526.2
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MMA_.2000.526.2
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
This type of cross, worn around the neck, was made in great numbers from the early Byzantine period onward. They are usually engraved with stylized images of holy figures and designed to contain a small relic. This example shows Saint George standing with his arms raised in prayer.
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This type of cross, worn around the neck, was made in great numbers from the early Byzantine period onward. They are usually engraved with stylized images of holy figures and designed to contain a small relic. This example shows Saint George standing with his arms raised in prayer.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
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Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Byzantine
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Byzantine
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Reliquary Cross with Saint George
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Reliquary Cross with Saint George
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
800?1200
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800?1200
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
800
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800
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1200
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1200
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Copper alloy
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Copper alloy
Materials and Techniques
false
Dimensions:
5 x 2 1/2 in. (12.7 x 6.4 cm)
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5 x 2 1/2 in. (12.7 x 6.4 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
2000.526.2
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2000.526.2
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Gift of Lisa Papamarkou Jewell in memory of her brother, Alexander Papamarkou, on the occasion of the Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries for Byzantine Art, 2000
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Gift of Lisa Papamarkou Jewell in memory of her brother, Alexander Papamarkou, on the occasion of the Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries for Byzantine Art, 2000
Credit Line
false
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in Greek: George
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Inscribed in Greek: George
Inscriptions
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Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_2000.526.2.tif
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MMA_.h1_2000.526.2.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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