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Relic of the Stone which Supported the Cross
c. 1045
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This relic is housed inside of the portable altar commissioned by Countess Gertrude of Brunswick, one of the Guelph Treasure’s earliest and most sumptuous objects.
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- Title: Relic of the Stone which Supported the Cross
- Date Created: c. 1045
- Type: Metalwork
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1931.462.j
- Medium: Limestone, felted fiber
- Fun Fact: The accompanying parchment identifies the piece of limestone as a portion of the block used to support the Holy Cross on Mount Golgotha.
- Department: Medieval Art
- Culture: Germany, Lower Saxony?, Romanesque period, 11th century
- Credit Line: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
- Collection: MED - Romanesque
- Accession Number: 1931.462.j
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