Dumbarton Oaks - Upper Arm of Cross with the Bust of St. Michael

Upper Arm of Cross with the Bust of St. Michael

Byzantine
late 10th century - early 11th century
5 cm x 4.5 cm (1 15/16 in. x 1 3/4 in.)
silver, gilding and niello
BZ.1950.8

Not on view

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Additional Images

Obverse

As mounted with BZ.1921.9, BZ.1921.7, and BZ.1921.6

Reverse

Bibliography

Handbook of the Dumbarton Oaks Collection, Harvard University (Washington, DC, 1955), no. 138.

M. Ross, Metalwork, Ceramics, Glass, Glyptics, Painting, Catalogue of the Byzantine and Early Mediaeval Antiquities in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection, Vol. I, (Washington, DC, 1962), no. 21, Pl. XXII.

Handbook of the Dumbarton Oaks Collection, Harvard University (Washington, DC, 1967), no. 81.

J. A. Cotsonis, Byzantine Figural Processional Crosses (Washington, DC, 1994), no. 3.

Exhibition History

Paris, Musée des Arts Decoratifs, "Exposition d'art byzantin," 1931.

Cambridge, Fogg Museum, "A Selection of Ivories, Bronzes, Metalwork and Other Objects from the Dumbarton Oaks Collection," Nov. 15 - Dec. 31, 1945.

Dumbarton Oaks, "Byzantine Figural Processional Crosses," Sept. 23, 1993 - Jan. 29, 1995.

Acquisition History

Purchased from Mr. Thomas Whittemore, April 5, 1950.

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Byzantine Collection, Washington, D.C.

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Object Last Modified: 11/16/2023