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Historical Archive: Typological Cross

Mosan, second half of the 12th century
copper with enamel, silver, and rock crystal on wood core, height 44.5 cm (17.5 inches)
Brussels, Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Musée du Cinquantenaire, no. 2293


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Aaron writes the Tau on the foreheads of the Israelites
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Moses with tablets of the Law and bronze serpent
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Moses; writing of the Tau above the doors
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offering of Abel
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offering of Cain