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A RELIQUARY CROSS
GREEK, 18TH CENTURY
The wooden carved cross showing two figures on the obverse, with a piece of a wooden relic (probably of the True Cross) fastened on the reverse, the latter once covered by glass that is now fragmented, placed in a cross-shaped setting, supported by a knopped stem on a rounded base, all executed in elaborate filigree work, adorned by river pearls, other jewels and additionally enamel on the base
5 in. (12.75 cm)
GREEK, 18TH CENTURY
The wooden carved cross showing two figures on the obverse, with a piece of a wooden relic (probably of the True Cross) fastened on the reverse, the latter once covered by glass that is now fragmented, placed in a cross-shaped setting, supported by a knopped stem on a rounded base, all executed in elaborate filigree work, adorned by river pearls, other jewels and additionally enamel on the base
5 in. (12.75 cm)
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