id: 151367
accession number: 1983.208
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Double-Arm Reliquary Cross, c. 1100–1200. Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Gothic period, 12th century. Gold; overall: 10.5 x 5.3 x 1.5 cm (4 1/8 x 2 1/16 x 9/16 in.); former: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1983.208
title: Double-Arm Reliquary Cross
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creation date: c. 1100–1200
creation date earliest: 1100
creation date latest: 1200
current location: 106C Medieval Treasury
creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture: Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Gothic period, 12th century
technique: gold
department: Medieval Art
collection: MED - Gothic
type: Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 10.5 x 5.3 x 1.5 cm (4 1/8 x 2 1/16 x 9/16 in.); Former: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.)
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inscription: inscribed on center front: ECE: LIGNUM: VIVI: CRUCIS: FICE; at base: SUDARIUM DEI; at each end of main arm: ARUNDO DEI SPONGIA DEI. (Behold the Glorius Wood of the Living Cross: Sudarium of the Lord: Staff of the Lord: Sponge of the Lord).
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Year in Review for 1983
opening date: 1984-02-22T05:00:00
The Year in Review for 1983. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 22-April 8, 1984).
title: Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics, and Devotion in Medieval Europe
opening date: 2010-10-17T00:00:00
Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics, and Devotion in Medieval Europe. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 17, 2010-January 17, 2011); The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD (February 13-May 15, 2011); The British Museum, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (June 23-October 9, 2011).
title: Every People Under Heaven: Jerusalem, 1000–1400
opening date: 2016-09-19T00:00:00
Every People Under Heaven: Jerusalem, 1000–1400. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (organizer) (September 19, 2016-January 8, 2017).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'CMA, October 17, 2010 - January 17, 2011, Walters Art Museum February 13 - May 15, 2011, British Museum June 23 - October 9, 2011: "Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics and Devotion in Medieval Europe," cat. no. 47.', 'opening_date': '2011-02-13T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC (9/19/2016 – 1/8/2017): "Every People Under Heaven: Jerusalem, 1000–1400" cat. no. 25c, p. 58.', 'opening_date': '2016-09-19T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Jacob Hirsch, Lucerne; Thomas J. Flannery, Chicago; (Sotheby's, London, 1 December 1983, lot 12).
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CITATIONS
Turner, Evan H. “Year in Review for 1983.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 71, no. 2 (February 1984): 38–79.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: p. 68, no. 11
url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25159848
Bagnoli, Martina. Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics, and Devotion in Medieval Europe. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2010.
page number: Reproduced: cat. no. 47, p. 89
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Boehm, Barbara Drake and Melanie Holcomb. , et al. Jerusalem, 1000-1400: Every People Under Heaven. NY: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2016.
page number: Mention: pp. 57-62 Reproduced: p. 57, fig. 25c
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