Reliquary Cross with Saint George

800–1300

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 303

The figure of Saint George wearing a tunic, arms raised in supplication, is incised on one side of this cross. A star with geometric designs and lost inlays decorates the reverse. Saint George is the most common figure on this type of cross.

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Title: Reliquary Cross with Saint George
Date: 800–1300
Culture: Byzantine
Medium: Copper alloy
Dimensions: Overall: 4 15/16 x 2 3/8 x 1/2 in. (12.6 x 6.1 x 1.2 cm)
without knob: 4in. (10.2cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Copper alloy
Credit Line: Gift of Lisa Papamarkou Jewell, in memory of her brother, Alexander Papamarkou, on the occasion of the opening of the Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries for Byzantine Art, 2000
Object Number: 2000.526.2
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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