Ornamental Crucifix
Ornamental Crucifix
Ornamental Crucifix
Ornamental Crucifix
Ornamental Crucifix
Ornamental Crucifix

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This altar cross was made in Trapani in western Sicily, an area long associated with coral fishing and carving by local artisans.

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Oxford

Title

Ornamental Crucifix

Date

17th C–18th C

Medium

coral, brass & white enamel

Measurements

H 4.4 x W 2.4 x D 1.5 cm

Accession number

WA1966.50.115

Acquisition method

bequeathed by Mary Irene Curzon, 2nd Baroness Ravensdale, in memory of her father, George Nathaniel, the first Marquess Curzon, 1966

Work type

Cross

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