Base for a Cross

Unknown

11th century · Copper alloy, cast, filed, reamed, and scraped · Medieval Art

This miniature building is a base to support a portable cross. Its equal-armed cross shape and dome reproduce in miniature the church design most popular during the Middle Byzantine centuries.

Artist

Unknown

Date

11th century

Medium

Copper alloy, cast, filed, reamed, and scraped

Culture

Byzantine

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Fletcher Fund, 1962