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Period
Late Gothic
Date
16th century
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object no.
464351

Reliquary Cross

Unknown maker, 16th century

Reliquary Cross at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 · Public domain

The record

Maker
Unknown maker
Date
16th century
Medium
Silver, gilded silver, niello, and glass
Dimensions
Overall: 22 5/8 x 11 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (57.5 x 29.9 x 4.4 cm)
Period
Late Gothic

Why it matters

Reliquary Cross, dated 16th century, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Silver, gilded silver, niello, and glass. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are Overall: 22 5/8 x 11 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (57.5 x 29.9 x 4.4 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.