Large processional cross in cast copper,... - Lot 12 - Giquello

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Large processional cross in cast copper,... - Lot 12 - Giquello
Large processional cross in cast copper, engraved and gilded. Face: Christ in solid cast iron with a long perizonium covering the knees, with bent legs and superimposed feet; he is surrounded by four applique figures, Virgin and Saint John, Soul ascending to heaven at the top and Adam at the bottom; branches at the ends in the form of fleur-de-lys, interrupted by oval cartouches bearing the inscriptions iesu /nisei / ante / intra; decoration of vegetal motifs on a guilloche background. Reverse: at the intersection, Christ blessing in a square reserve; tetramorph at the ends of the branches with inscriptions eriel /enso / aiso / erist; each symbolic attribute holds a phylactery with inscriptions in Gothic letters ioans / marco / lucas / mateo. Spain, Aragon, first half of the 14th century Total height: 60 cm - Width: 39 cm (slight wear to the gilding) Comparable crosses are preserved in the Museo d'arte Medievale e Moderna in Arezzo, the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid and the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York. Book consulted: O. Zastrow, Croci e crocifissi Tesori dall' VIII al XIX secolo, 5 continents Edition, 2009, p. 114 to 122
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