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Cross

Unknownc. 1880 - c. 1920

Museo de Zaragoza

Museo de Zaragoza
Zaragoza, Spain

Openwork brass cross from Ansó (Huesca), dating from between 1880 and 1920.
This is a Latin cross with Christ and three nails, a skull and crossbones under his feet, and a cartouche with the inscription INRI above his head. At the four angles where the bars of the cross meet, there are four beams of light with six points.

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  • Title: Cross
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date: c. 1880 - c. 1920
  • Physical Dimensions: 12,50 x 8 cm
  • Type: Goldsmith
  • Rights: Gobierno de Aragón
  • External Link: CERES MCU
  • Medium: Brass. Welding, cast, goldsmith, fretwork, incised engraved
  • Photograph: José Garrido Lapeña
  • Cultural context: Contemporary Period
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