A processional cross with a sun symbol at its center

Louvre Museum

A large silvered bronze processional cross. The cross is characterized by broad, flaring arms with rounded terminals, each adorned with subtle engraved and inlaid decoration. At its center is a sun symbol, while faint inscribed symbols or letters are visible along the arms. Such crosses were carried in religious processions or placed upon altars, symbolizing both the triumph of Christianity and the continuity of early medieval liturgical practice during the 6th-7th century.


Early medieval bronze processional cross with engraved sun symbol decoration
Genre:  6th-7th Century

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Sun emblem at the heart of a processional cross


This close-up photograph shows the circular central boss of a silvered bronze processional cross....

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