Processional cross sleeve

A processional cross mounted on a tall pole is carried at the head of most religious processions in a church. Sometimes the processional cross also has a processional cross sleeve attached to it below the cross.
This processional cross sleeve shows typical couched work made with gold thread known as ‘zardozi’. The scroll patterns on the cross sleeve depict Christian themes. The pattern of the lamb ‘Agnus Dei’ (Lamb of God) has been repeated. The symbolic representation shows the lamb seated on a book of seven seals, and the pattern of grapes and wheat ears is seen.