38. RELIQUARY CROSS
19th c. (?)
Gold, silver, agate; cloisonne enameling, carving, forging
Reliquary case – 1.7 x 1.7; cross – 6.3 x 3
Accession: 1933, collection of Count A.S. Uvarov
inv. 75042, ОК 9309
Departments
- → Born in the spirit. Baptism of Russia and the triumph of Christian faith
- Under the Virgin Mother’s Protection
- Patrons and instructors. Veneration of saints in Russia and Russian saints.
- Light in the wilderness. Monasteries in Russia
- The Earthly Kingdom and the Heavenly Kingdom
- Holy objects in everyday life
- Heaven on Earth. Inside a Russian Orthodox Church
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