Cross
mid 6th–7th century
Object PlaceLangobard
Medium/TechniqueGold (91.5% gold, 6% silver, 2.5% copper)
Dimensions3.9 x 4.2 cm (1 9/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit LineEdward Jackson Holmes Collection—Bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession number65.264
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
ProvenanceUntil 1965, Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes, Boston; 1965, bequest by Mrs. Holmes to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 10, 1965)
about 1475
late 14th–15th century
mid-12th century
5th–6th century
late 12th–early 13th century
mid-15th century
last quarter of 14th century
late 15th century (?)
late 15th–early 16th century