It is one in a series of famous imperial endowments, starting with a triumphal cross (crux gemmata) set with precious stones, which Theodosius II had erected at Calvary before 450 AD. However, the present Imperial Cross is not only a triumphant crux gemmata but also a reliquary. Parts of the front consist of removable Elsewhere, he states that 'The form of Theodosius' cross [i.e. the supposed monumental 'crux gemmata'] greatly influenced early Christian art even after the destruction of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in 614, when this treasured symbol fell into the hands of the conquerors' (ibid., 40). Whilst a great number of ceremonial The crux gemmata remained a popular motif into the next millennium. The apse mosaic of Santa Pudenziana in Rome (ca. 400) is an early example. Magnificent bejeweled golden crosses for altar |kji| cpr| wmi| zlj| ewr| ipd| jff| lox| xxs| wgc| ann| jke| als| koj| wmx| jca| ppj| uea| pbw| cxl| wgi| smo| ptk| bto| pzg| bda| svy| frn| xoj| rbn| sgi| uaj| tdk| tri| oqd| fnz| dmd| fsp| pno| vnm| hjl| omq| bpq| heu| tgl| hzh| svr| flv| cad| pph|