Photo of collection object Ceremonial Cross of Count Liudolf
Ceremonial Cross of Count Liudolf, shortly after 1038. gold: worked in repoussé; cloisonné enamel; intaglio gems; pearls; wood core, Overall: 24.2 x 21.6 cm (9 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.). Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1931.461. CC0.

Ceremonial Cross of Count Liudolf

shortly after 1038

Maker Unknown

Medieval Art

Ceremonial Cross of Count Liudolf, shortly after 1038. Germany, Lower Saxony?, Romanesque period, 11th century. Gold: worked in repoussé; cloisonné enamel; intaglio gems; pearls; wood core; overall: 24.2 x 21.6 cm (9 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1931.461
Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Metalwork
Formatted Medium
gold: worked in repoussé; cloisonné enamel; intaglio gems; pearls; wood core
Dimensions
Overall: 24.2 x 21.6 cm (9 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)
Inscribed
Inscription: translation of the inscription on back: Relics of the Holy Bishop Valerius, of the Holy Martyr Pancratius, of the Stone which was laid on the tomb of the Lord. This Gertrude had made for the spiritual welfare of Count Liudolf.
Departments
Medieval Art
Accession Number
1931.461
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Rights Statement
CC0
Museum Location
106C Medieval Treasury

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