Unknown Greek
Crucifix

Crucifix

Public Domain

Crucifix
Artist
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
Not on view

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Department
Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean
Object Type
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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