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| Keywords: French - Head of a Crozier - Walters 4162 - Back.jpg This rare and beautiful crozier represents the only known example made entirely of rock crystal a hard stone that is very difficult to work The skill of the carver can be seen in the smoothly arching leaves and the series of small hooks called crockets lining the outer edge An abbess may have used a crystal crozier as a sign of her purity a symbolic interpretation that dates back to the 9th century century 13 Medieval rock crystal cm 12 13 8 3 6 accession number 41 62 16988 Dikran Kelekian Paris and New York Henry Walters Baltimore 1913 or 1923 by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters An Exhibition of the Treasures of The Walters Art Gallery The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Pace Wildenstein Gallery New York; Smith College Museum of Art Northampton 1967 Treasures from Medieval France The Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland 1966-1967 Vive la France French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1999-2000 place of origin Paris France Walters Art Museum license Medieval art in the Walters Art Museum Art of France in the Walters Art Museum Croziers Rock crystal objects Vive la France French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet | ||||
