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Devotional cross

Devotional cross. At the intersection of the two arms, there is an incised X, containing remains of an organic substance, also visible on the right arm and, in a thicker layer, on the back. The cross might have been wrapped in leather (?).

Suppl. 5961
Metal+animal organic / Bronze+leather(?)
395–642 CE
Byzantine Period
Egypt, Luxor / Thebes, Valley of the Queens
Excavation Ernesto Schiaparelli, 1905
Museum / Floor 2A / Mezzanine / Cabinet 05 Metal / Shelf 02
Museo Egizio