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Processional or Altar Cross
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Title: Processional or Altar Cross
Date: 11th–12th century, with later additions
Geography: Made in Aparan
Culture: Armenian
Medium: Silver sheet and agate in gilded-silver mount
Dimensions: 16 1/8 × 10 1/16 in. (41 × 25.5 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit Line: History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan (1894)