Processional cross

Unknown artist

Date: ca. 1460–80

Medium: Partly gilt silver, niello, and copper with traces of gilding, over wood

Dimensions: Overall: 21 3/4 × 12 3/4 in. (55.2 × 32.4 cm)

Classification: Metalwork-Silver

Culture: Italian, Florence

Themes: Christ, Cross, Crucifixion, Last Supper, Saints

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Met highlight

Date range

1455 – 1485

Largest dimension

32.4 cm

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