Vatican Treasures

Dmitri Kessel1962

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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