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Reliquary Cross with Christ and the Virgin (Met 1999.519.9)

Byzantine copper-alloy hinged reliquary cross with a hollow relic chamber, Christ, and the Virgin.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1999.519.9

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Title: Reliquary Cross with Christ and the Virgin
Date: 9th–13th century
Medium: Copper alloy
Culture: Byzantine
Geography: Not asserted in archive
Classification: Metalwork-Copper alloy
Source record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art object 1999.519.9 ↗
Rights checked: 2026-09-11 · Public Domain

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ChristReliquary Cross with Christ and the Virgin (Met 1999.519.9) —depicts→ Christ · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-754.Copper AlloyReliquary Cross with Christ and the Virgin (Met 1999.519.9) —uses-material→ Copper Alloy · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-753.Reliquary CrossReliquary Cross with Christ and the Virgin (Met 1999.519.9) —exemplifies→ Reliquary Cross · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-756.Virgin MaryReliquary Cross with Christ and the Virgin (Met 1999.519.9) —depicts→ Virgin Mary · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-755.

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