Silver filigree cross with enamel decoration, framing a carved wooden cross, on each face of which are six of the twelve 'Feasts' of the Church. Possibly Cypriot, 15th or 16th century.
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS/1/6819.C6828 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Glass negative, half plate size, a copy negative possibly taken from another negative. |
| Condition | Image framed with red tape. |
| Dimensions | 16x12 cm |
| Place |
Burlington House |
| Dates | 1936 |
| Donor/Creator |
The British School at Athens |
| Scope and Content | Part of the collection of images from the 1936 Exhibition of Minoan Civilization and the first 50 years work of the BSA at Burlington House, London. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Silver cross, framing carved wooden cross; Cypriote, 15th-16th century". |
| Notes | Date is based on the fact that the negative was created for the 1936 Exhibition of Minoan Civilization and the first 50 years work of the BSA at Burlington House in London.Printed on the negative: "Cross, silver, with filigree and enamel decoration, framing a carved wooden cross, on each face of which are six of the Twelve feasts of the Church. 15th or 16th century. Probably Cypriote workmanship". |
| Related records |
[1936/3/9], Sub-series, Byzantine Decorative Arts
[BSA SPHS/1/6834.C6843], Byzantine Silver-gilt Repoussé Plaque of the Virgin, 10th-11th centuries, 1936 [BSA SPHS/1/6837.C6846], Byzantine icon of the Baptism, Cretan school, 16th century. Shown in the gallery space of the 1936 Exhibition, Burlington House, London., 1936 [BSA SPHS/1/6836.C6845], Byzantine 17th/18th century icon of SS. Basil, Chrysostom and Gregory with a small image of the kneeling donor in the lower left, 1936 |
| Reference |
1936 Exhibition Catalogue. 109.No. 520. |