Triple Crucifix
Object type: Crucifix
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Kongo
Artist: Kongo artist
Artist role: Artist
Date: 16th–17th century (central figure); 18th–19th century (top and bottom figures)
Medium: Open-back cast brass (central figure), solid cast brass (top and bottom figures), forged iron nails, brass, copper, wood, ultramarine pigment
Dimensions: H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm), W. 5 3/4 in. (14.5 cm), D. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Classification: Metal-Sculpture
Geography:     Democratic Republic of the Congo or Angola Lower Congo region 
Credit line: Gift of Ernst Anspach, 1999
Accession year: 1999
Tags: Christ|Cross|Crucifixion