"Crucifix- Staurotheque (capsule- Reliquary Of The True Cross) Silver On Wood, 13th Century Italy"
Altar crucifix, the body of Christ in solid silver, the crown (glory) and the rays in four segments in copper gilded with mercury. The cross in wood veneered with thick silver leaves, embossed and chiseled with border decoration, acanthus leaves and rockeries. The oval capsule, also in silver, housing tiny fragments of the True Cross, fixed at the bottom with 2 nails. The rectangular base in brown wood is posterior. Sublime Italian work from the 18th century. In the state (small accidents and losses at the ends). 
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