Pectoral Cross
1600–1699
- Medium
- walrus ivory, wood, partially gilt silver and pearls
- Dimensions
- Overall: 10.5 x 5 x 1.7 cm (4 1/8 x 1 15/16 x 11/16 in.)
- Genre
- Ivory
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
About
This ivory cross is carved on the front with scenes drawn from Twelve Feasts of the Orthodox Church, including the Passion and Resurrection of Christ; on the reverse is a scene of the Mother of God surrounded by clergy. The scenes include Slavonic inscriptions. The ivory cross is mounted within a silver frame as a pectoral to be worn at the breast, probably by a priest.