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THBByzantine Iron & Brass Military Processional Cross
Lot 45e
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Oct 11, 2018
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2018-10-11 10:00:00
2018-10-11 10:00:00
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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Ancient Near East/Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, Middle Byzantine Period, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A beautiful cast-iron cross created for display during Byzantine military processions. The cross displays three projecting arms and a lengthy body, each with flared terminals and knob-capped tips. The obverse face boasts a myriad of brass appliques including encircled hemispheres, thin diamonds, concentric teardrop forms, a central orb-filled ring, and a ladder-form applique on the lower body. The four hemispheres and the central ring symbolically represent the five wounds that Jesus Christ suffered during the Crucifixion. The lower terminus was to be inserted or attached to a processional staff to raise it above the heads of parade participants and onlookers alike. While the verso is unadorned, the entire piece exhibits wonderful oxidized patina. Custom museum-quality display stand included. Size: 11.75" W x 23.125" H (29.8 cm x 58.7 cm); 24.425" H (62 cm) on included custom stand.
The Byzantine Empire was established in the fourth century CE when the Emperor Constantine, also known as Saint Constantine, Christianized the Roman Empire and pronounced the city of Constantinople in Byzantium as the capital. The visual culture of this era demonstrates a synthesis of classical Greek, Roman, and Christian influences.
A very similar example with more ornate brass appliques hammered for GBP 18,500 ($24,147.18) at Christie's, London "Icons and Artefacts from the Orthodox World" Auction (sale 7542, November 26, 2007, lot 45): https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/a-processional-cross-byzantine-10th-12th-century-4999979-details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=4999979&sid=d7eb2095-a8d4-4aca-8ec5-d8c3cf9b2909
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Janet Zakos collection, Switzerland, acquired in the 1980s
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#139449Top arm and one lateral arm reattached with light restoration along break lines on obverse and stabilization material along break lines on verso. Both tips of lower body reattached. Surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age, slight bending to arms and overall form, fading to finer details on some appliques, and light encrustations. Nice earthen deposits and oxidized patina throughout.Condition
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