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Vatican Treasures

Dmitri Kessel1962

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

6th C. Crux Vaticana, jeweled cross containing fragments said to be fr. cross on which Christ was crucified, made for Byzantine Empress Sofia, in St. Peter's basilica.

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  • Title: Vatican Treasures
  • Date: 1962
  • Location: Rome, Italy
  • Physical Dimensions: COLOR TRANSPARENCY
  • Subject Keywords: Religion, Crosses, Sacred Articles, Justin Ii, Relics, Sofia, 1960s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Photographer: Dmitri Kessel
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_251242
  • Credits: LIFE
  • Copyright: © Time Inc.
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