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Cross with Santa Maria Maggiore Icon
Not on view
Processional crosses were produced in a rich variety of shapes, sizes, and materials and feature an extensive range of geometric patterns that carried theological and symbolic meanings. The elaborate interlace patterns of these liturgical objects may have been inspired by similar patterns that appear in contemporary illuminated Ethiopic manuscripts. A majority of crosses made during this period feature a representation of the Virgin and Child on one side. Other subjects include God in Majesty, as we see on this example.
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