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Title:
Otto-Matilda Cross
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Description:
The crucified Christ stands above the serpent of Eden. An enamel plaque in the lowest terminal depicts the Abbess Matilda, on the left, and her brother, Otto, Duke of Swabia, on the right. Both wear regal clothing and present a processional cross--the Otto-Matilda Cross itself. Matilda commissioned this work for her monastery at Essen.
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Rights:
Public domain
Subject
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:
Crosses and Crucifixes
Liturgical Objects
Matilda, Abbess of Essen
Monasticism
Patronage, Ecclesiastical
Geographic Area:
Germany
Century:
10
Date:
circa 985
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Artistic Type (Category):
Digital images; Metalwork
Artistic Type (Material/Technique):
Wood core; Gold; Precious gems; Pearls
Donor:
Female religious; Matilda, grand-daughter of Emperor Otto the Great, and abbess of Essen
Height/Width/Length(cm):
44.5 cm x 29.5 cm x 1.8 cm /Essen, Cathedral Treasury/
Inscription:
Above Matilda: MATHILD ABBA (TISSA); Above Otto: OTTO DUX
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