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| Keywords: Byzantine - Pectoral Cross with the Crucifixion and the Virgin - Walters 542629.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Previously attributed to Byzantine<br/> Anonymous Russian <br/> The front of this cross depicts the crucified Christ flanked by the Virgin and John the Evangelist an archangel above and a skull designating Adam's place of burial below the cross The back contains an image of the Virgin and Child surrounded by medallions with Saints Peter and Paul and two bishop saints Bronze pendant crosses or enkolpia form the largest group of private devotional objects to survive from Byzantium in this period and were also made in neighboring regions such as Kievan Rus' Ukraine century 11 12 Medieval bronze cm 7 8 3 8 0 9 accession number 54 2629 35276 Pete N Nickolas Helios Old World Antiques Westminster MD by purchase Walters Art Museum 1987 by purchase Museum purchase 1987 place of origin Ukraine Walters Art Museum license Byzantine and Early Russian art in the Walters Art Museum Byzantine crucifixes Byzantine cross pendants Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review | ||||
