Cleveland Museum of Art

Ceremonial Cross of Countess Gertrude

Unknown artist

1038 or shortly after

Type: Metalwork
Medium: gold: worked in repoussé; cloisonné enamel, intaglio gems, pearls, wood core
Dimensions: Overall: 24.2 x 21.6 cm (9 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)
Culture: Germany, Lower Saxony?, 11th century
Credit: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund with the addition of a gift from Mrs. Edward B. Greene

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