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Cross; ivory; one arm broken off diagonally, and lower limb much decayed; upper limb pierced transversely for suspension; each side of cross divided into six fields, in each a scene from the Life of Christ; obverse: Annunciation, Presentation, Baptism, Raising of Lazarus, Transfiguration, Dormition of the Virgin; reverse: Nativity, Entry into Jerusalem, Crucifixion, Resurrection, Ascension, Pentecost.
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