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Ceremonial Cross of Countess Gertrude, 1038 or shortly after. 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.). Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund with the addition of a gift from Mrs. Edward B. Greene, 1931.55. CC0.
Ceremonial Cross of Countess Gertrude
1038 or shortly after
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Ceremonial Cross of Countess Gertrude, 1038 or shortly after. Germany, Lower Saxony?, 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, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund with the addition of a gift from Mrs. Edward B. Greene 1931.55 Countess Gertrude's name appears on the back of the cross at the bottom.
Inscription: translation of inscription on back: For the Relics of the Holy Apostle Peter and the Holy Virgin Liutrudis, Countess Gertrude Ordered this made.