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Historical Archive: Pendant Reliquary Cross

England, probably mid-11th century
walrus ivory with silver fittings, 11.9 x 4.7 x 2.5 cm (4.7 x 1.8 x 1 inch)
London, Victoria and Albert Museum, A.6-1966


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archer, prob. Ishmael
son of Abraham
(Gen. 21:20), aiming
at bird eating cherry
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Lamb of God and evangelist symbols
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side with inhabited scroll
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side with eagle