Metalsmith workshop in Lombardy
Processional Cross, First half of the 15th century
Beaten, embossed and gilded copper over a wooden core.
Height: 51.5 cm
Width: 24.5 cm
Thickness: 4 cm
Width: 24.5 cm
Thickness: 4 cm
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Provenance
Specific details unknown; it certainly originates from the Lombardy region (north of Italy)
This is a Latin cross with a rectilinear profile, made up of a central oval medallion and four arms, decorated lengthwise with triangular elements and four-leaf clovers at the ends. At its base, the piece has a hollow cone finished with a spherical coupling neck, or macolla, which serves to attach the cross to the staff, which would allow the piece to either stand alone or be carried on procession.
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