ISLAMIC, INDIAN & ANCIENT ART

OLIVE WOOD CHRISTS CRUCIFIXION CROSS, HOLY LAND, JERUSALEM, 18TH - 19TH CENTURY

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Start price: £280

Estimated price: £400 - £600

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Description

The cross is set with a gilt corpus of Christ beneath the cartouche “INRI”, the arms richly decorated with geometric mother-of-pearl inlay in diamond and cross motifs. The shaft continues with similar ornamentation, and the stepped pyramidal base is inset with a large medallion enclosing the sacred monogram IHS, surrounded by radiating floral and cross designs.

H: 29.5cm