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Saint Godehard's Crozier

ca. 1133

Not on view

Although this elegantly simple crozier is associated with Saint Godehard, Bernward’s immediate successor as bishop of Hildesheim (r. 1022–38), it appears to have been made a century after Godehard’s death, probably in honor of his canonization in 1131. Its spiraling volute terminates in the head of a gazelle with a cross issuing from its mouth. The object belonged to the last monk of Saint Michael’s Church in Hildesheim before its secularization in 1803.

Saint Godehard's Crozier, Ivory, gilded and engraved copper, and wood, South Italian — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Saint Godehard's Crozier, Ivory, gilded and engraved copper, and wood, South Italian

Saint Godehard's Crozier, Ivory, gilded and engraved copper, and wood, South Italian

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Title: Saint Godehard's Crozier

Date: ca. 1133

Culture: South Italian

Medium: Ivory, gilded and engraved copper, and wood

Dimensions: Overall: 7 7/8 x 4 1/4 in. (20 x 10.8 cm); Height Stem: 64 3/16 in. (163 cm)

Classification: Ivories

Credit Line: Dom-Museum Hildesheim (DS 74)

Accession Number: SL.5.2013.1.44

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