Ceremonial Cross of Count Liudolf
shortly after 1038
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Ceremonial Cross of Count Liudolf, shortly after 1038. Germany, Lower Saxony?, Romanesque period, 11th century. Gold: worked in repoussé; cloisonné enamel; intaglio gems; pearls; wood core; overall: 24.2 x 21.6 cm (9 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1931.461
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Metalwork
- Formatted Medium
- gold: worked in repoussé; cloisonné enamel; intaglio gems; pearls; wood core
- Dimensions
- Overall: 24.2 x 21.6 cm (9 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: translation of the inscription on back: Relics of the Holy Bishop Valerius, of the Holy Martyr Pancratius, of the Stone which was laid on the tomb of the Lord. This Gertrude had made for the spiritual welfare of Count Liudolf.
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1931.461
- Credit Line
- Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 106C Medieval Treasury
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