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Caption

Coptic. Cross Pendant, 7th century C.E.. Shell (Mother-of-pearl), 9/16 × 3/16 × 1 1/16 in. (1.5 × 0.4 × 2.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.402. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University))

Culture

Coptic

Title

Cross Pendant

Date

7th century C.E.

Period

Late Antique Period

Geography

Place made: Egypt

Medium

Shell (Mother-of-pearl)

Classification

Accessory

Dimensions

9/16 × 3/16 × 1 1/16 in. (1.5 × 0.4 × 2.7 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour

Accession Number

16.402

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