Reliquary of the "Holy Cross of the Vegetarians" (Khotakerats')

1300
Not on view
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Reliquary of the "Holy Cross of the Vegetarians" (Khotakerats')
  • Date: 1300
  • Geography: Made in Siwnik
  • Culture: Armenian
  • Medium: Gilded-silver plate on wood frame with pearls, crystals, and other semiprecious stones
  • Dimensions: 16 3/4 × 10 5/8 × 1 15/16 in. (42.5 × 27 × 5 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork
  • Credit Line: Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Armenia (731)
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters