Reliquary Cross
11th century
Object PlacePalestine, Syria
Medium/TechniqueLeaded latten (59.6% copper, 3.7% zinc, 27% lead, 9.7% tin)
Dimensions9 x 5.9 cm (3 9/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession number61.1083
On View
On viewClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
Provenance1961, bequest of Thomas B. Whittemore (b. 1871 - d.1850), Washington, D.C., to the MFA. (Accession date: October 11, 1961)
mid 6th–7th century
late 6th–early 7th century
7th - 9th century
second half of 15th century (?)
12th century
10th–11th century
early 14th century
about 1220–30
late 14th–15th century
