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Historical Archive: Silver Bernward Cross silver with gilding cross after 1007-before 1022, for Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim cross height 20.2 cm, width 14 cm (7.9 x 5.5 inches) base 14th century; height of cross with base 31 cm (12.2 inches) Hildesheim, cathedral museum DS 6 cross, obverse cross with base, obverse cross with base, profile cross obverse, oblique from right corpus, profile to left corpus, profile to right corpus, upper part cross with part of base, reverse oblique from right cross, reverse upper reverse inscription: Bernward; SS. Mary, Lawrence, John the Evangelist reverse: Lamb of God lower reverse inscription: SS. James, Lazarus; wood of the true cross; SS. Mary Magdalen, Martha