Processional Cross with Hanging Ornaments

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 302

Crosses with hanging ornaments were popular throughout the early Byzantine world. When this cross was complete, multiple small crosses and disks suspended from its flaring arms would have swung gracefully as it was carried on a standard in processions

Processional Cross with Hanging Ornaments, Bronze

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