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Processional Cross
Unknownc. 1591 - 1600
Museu de Arte Sacra do Funchal
Funchal, Portugal
The cross, with arm ends shaped as fleur-de-lys (or flower-de-luce), still bears an image of Christ Crucified on one side.
The knot of the cross is an example of an architectural-shaped structure, a miniature replica of and hexagon-temple, with six buttresses, topped by a dome.
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Details
- Title: Processional Cross
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: c. 1591 - 1600
- Location: Portugal
- Physical Dimensions: 39 x 71 cm
- Provenance: Church of Gaula, Santa Cruz
- Subject Keywords: Portuguese art, sacred art, 16th century
- Type: Sacred gold and silver, Goldsmith
- Rights: Image Copyright: Arquivo MASF
- Medium: Chiselled and embossed silver with traces of gilding
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