Image copyright: Residenzmuseum, Munich.
Made: c.1015-1020, Germany, commissioned by Holy Roman Emperor Henry II
Current Location: Residenzmuseum, Munich, Germany
Dimensions and Materials: 36 x 43cm; oak, gold, gemstones, rock crystal, pearls, silk
Iconography: four evangelists surrounding a relic of the Holy Cross; Sacrifice of Isaac, Ecclesia receiving the Blood of the Lamb in a chalice accompanied by Melchisedech and Aaron
Inscriptions: EN CESAR SOPHIAE RENITENS HEINRICUS HONORE/CHRISTE CREATORI DABIT HOC TIBI MUNUS HONORI/IN QUO SANCTA CRUCIS PARS CLAUDITUR AC DECUS ORBIS/REDDE VICEM PATRIAE DONANDO GAUDIA VERE
Bibliography: Braun 1924; Favreau 2003; Lasko 1994; Palazzo 2008
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Sarah C. Luginbill 
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