Base for a Cross
Object type: Cross base
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: Byzantine
Date: 11th century
Medium: Copper alloy: leaded medium-tin bronze with a significant trace of zinc
Dimensions: Overall: 10 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 1 15/16 in. (26.7 x 4.9 x 4.9 cm)

Classification: Metalwork-Copper alloy
Geography: Made in Constantinople or Asia Minor (probably)     
Credit line: Purchase, Max Falk, Alastair B. Martin, Stephen Scher, and William Kelly Simpson Gifts, in honor of William D. Wixom, 1993
Accession year: 1993