Carved wooden blessing cross fragment

National Archeological Museum, Athens, Greece

Close-up of a slender, upright wooden object, which is a part of a religious blessing cross. It is covered in very fine carvings, including multiple cross shapes and decorative borders that divide the piece into small sections.

Post-Byzantine carved wooden blessing cross featuring intricate religious symbols and miniature relief scenes

Genre: Byzantine period

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Religious vessels and holy crosses

Material: Silver Date range: Byzantine period Origin: Byzantine Empire The large silver chalice and...

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