Mold for making a Cross (Primary Title)
Cross Mold (Alternate Title)

Unknown (Artist)

7th century
Byzantine
Metalwork
Tools, Equipment, Utensils
bronze
Overall: 2 1/4 × 2 in. (5.72 × 5.08 cm)
66.78.4
Not on view
A Byzantine jeweler would have used this mold to make a cross from a sheet of gold, silver, or copper alloy. The letters at the center and on the arms form the Greek words for “light” and “life.”
Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund
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