Sujet

Cross (Holderness Cross), 7th century. Artist: Unknown.

Légende

Cross (Holderness Cross), 7th century. High-status pectoral cross; gold and cloisonne work inlaid with garnets; an early example of the Christian symbol in Anglo-Saxon England made with a technique known from pagan jewellery of the period; fifty-eight of the original ninety-five garnets survive. Dimensions: length x width: 4.5 x 4.5 cm

Date

600e siècle

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology

Notre référence

HRM19E75_055

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

82.9Mo (2.5Mo) / 40.7cm x 51.1cm / 4804 x 6031 (300dpi)

Mots clés

rouge religieux pays religion symbole Païen Anglais couleur couleur croix décoratif Yorkshire comté Christianisme or bijoux bijoux endroit siècle image cloisonne projectile de studio pierre semi-precious marqueté Grenat fond noir object gold colour Unknown gold Ashmolean Museum Burton Pidsea Holderness Cross gold object