The Cloisters Cross, ca. 1150–60, British, Walrus ivory, Overall: 22 5/8 x 14 1/4in. ( x ), Ivories, One of the

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The Cloisters Cross, ca. 1150–60, British, Walrus ivory, Overall: 22 5/8 x 14 1/4in. ( x ), Ivories, One of the masterpieces of Romanesque art, this altar cross with some ninety-two figures and ninety-eight inscriptions is the vehicle for a complex iconographic program that is unrivaled in Christian art

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