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Period
Byzantine
Date
11th century
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object no.
755508

Half of a Reliquary Pendant Cross

Unknown maker, 11th century

Half of a Reliquary Pendant Cross at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Gift of Ronald R. Atkins, 2018 · Public domain

The record

Maker
Unknown maker
Date
11th century
Medium
Copper alloy
Dimensions
2 7/8 × 1 15/16 × 3/16 in. (7.3 × 4.9 × 0.5 cm)
Period
Byzantine

Why it matters

Half of a Reliquary Pendant Cross, dated 11th century, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Copper alloy. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are 2 7/8 × 1 15/16 × 3/16 in. (7.3 × 4.9 × 0.5 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.