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| Keywords: Langobardic - Shroud Cross - Walters 571772.jpg Crosses cut from thin sheet gold are common finds from Langobardic graves in Italy The three examples in the Walters collection nos 57 1771 57 1772 and 57 1773 are said to have come from the same cemetery Christianity was established among the Langobards by the 7th century While the decoration on the gold crosses varies the shape of the equal-armed Greek cross was preferred Such crosses have been found primarily in burials of wealthy men women and children are believed to have been used only for funerary purposes the cross being sewn to the burial shroud century 7 8 Early Medieval gold cm 6 5 6 3 0 1 accession number 57 1772 10246 Morrin New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Charles Morley New York 1946 Mrs Nelson Gutman Baltimore 1946 Walters Art Museum Gift of Mrs Nelson Gutman 1946 Early Christian and Byzantine Art Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1947 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 place of origin Italy Walters Art Museum license Medieval metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Lombard jewellery from Italy Usa Lombard gold crosses in the United States 7th-century art in the United States 8th-century art in the United States Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
