Crucifix

CultureByzantine
Titles
  • Crucifix
Date16th century
Place , Greece
MediumOlive wood
Dimensions5 1/2 × 3 1/8 × 7/8 in. (14.0 × 7.9 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Annette Finnigan
Object number35.2
Non exposé

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ProvenancePurchased at Mt. Athos, 1943, per T. Zoumpoulakis (June 20, 1934).
Exhibition History"The Treasury of San Marco," M.D. Anderson Library, University of Houston, January 19–February 8, 1987.

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