Crucifix
| Title | Crucifix |
|---|---|
| Date | 3rd–12th century 3rd century |
| Medium | Mother of pearl; incised |
| Classification | Jewelry |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Crucifix” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 3rd–12th century. It is executed in mother of pearl; incised and classified as jewelry. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Catalogued as jewelry. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 3rd–12th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 3rd century held in the archive.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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