Description
Altar cross in embossed, engraved and gilded copper with Christ in gilded bronze. The ends of the four-lobed branches with redents bearing busts in high relief, on the left and right, of the Virgin and St. John, on the upper part, of God the Father who holds an open book engraved with the alpha and omega, on the lower part, St. Peter; quadrilobe behind the head of Christ decorated with the Pelican and, the one under the feet, with the skull of Adam; branches on both sides decorated with symmetrical foliage scrolls; reverse side bearing the busts of the four Evangelists, the Crucifixion Lamb in the centre and, on the lower part, a coat of arms in the form of a cartouche bearing a coat of arms surmounted by a community mark. Tuscany, Florence? early 15th century Height: 40.2 cm - Width: 28.9 cm (slight restoration, small missing parts)
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Altar cross in embossed, engraved and gilded copper with Christ in gilded bronze. The ends of the four-lobed branches with redents bearing busts in high relief, on the left and right, of the Virgin and St. John, on the upper part, of God the Father who holds an open book engraved with the alpha and omega, on the lower part, St. Peter; quadrilobe behind the head of Christ decorated with the Pelican and, the one under the feet, with the skull of Adam; branches on both sides decorated with symmetrical foliage scrolls; reverse side bearing the busts of the four Evangelists, the Crucifixion Lamb in the centre and, on the lower part, a coat of arms in the form of a cartouche bearing a coat of arms surmounted by a community mark. Tuscany, Florence? early 15th century Height: 40.2 cm - Width: 28.9 cm (slight restoration, small missing parts)
