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Pectoral Crucifix

Period Byzantine Empire (Byzantine, 395 CE-1453 CE)
Place of OriginSyria, Byzantine Empire
Date6th century
Dimensions2 1/8 × 1 5/8 × 3/8 in. (5.4 × 4.1 × 1 cm)
Mediumsilver
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1959.126
Not on View
DescriptionRepousse relief.
Exhibition HistoryThe Dayton Art Institute, The Roman World: Religions and Everyday Life (featuring the Brooklyn Museum exhibition: Tree of Paradise: Jewish Mosaics from the Roman Empire), September 21, 2007 - January 6, 2008 (no catalogue).

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