Blessing cross; ansated cross, long crosses

Louvre Museum

Different long crosses

English Translation:

10 to 13

Blessing Cross; ansated cross

Byzantine era

Copper base alloy; drink

The manual crosses are used to bless the faithful and the water used during baptisms or feasts. On one of them, the Virgin Mary is designated as the “Mother of Christ”. The Copts adopted various forms of crosses, in particular the ansate cross, whose upper arm is replaced by a circle.

Sharing of excavations (A. Gayet excavations, 1900-1901); E 32171.

Acquired in 1925; E 11715 /1 and 8, E 11929

Original Text:

10 à 13

Croix de bénédiction; croix ansée

Époque byzantine

Alliage à base de cuivre; bois

Les croix manuelles servent à bénir les fidèles et l'eau utilisée lors des baptêmes ou des fêtes. Sur l'une d'elles, la Vierge Marie est désignée comme la << Mère du Christ ». Les Coptes ont adopté diverses formes de croix, en particulier la croix ansée, dont le bras supérieur est remplacé par un cercle.

Partage de fouilles (fouilles A. Gayet, 1900-1901); E 32171.

Acquis en 1925; E 11715 /1 et 8, E 11929

Supplementary images:

Different long crosses

Taken on Wednesday 06th of September 2017

Device: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.

Model: SP800UZ

Genre: Byzantine Era

Source: Paris, France

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