Cross

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CultureByzantine

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Cross

Date16th century

MediumCarved horn

Dimensions3 1/2 in. (height)

Credit LineGift of Miss Annette Finnigan

Object number37.54

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Department

Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean

Object Type

SCULPTURE

Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"The Treasury of San Marco," M.D. Anderson Library, University of Houston, January 19–February 8, 1987.

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