Name/Title
Tri-Bar Cross of the CrucifixionEntry/Object ID
2005.02.090Description
Bronze crucifixion cross in the Eastern Orthodox/Greek Orthodox tri-bar style with the additional horizontal line at the top and diagonal line near the bottom. The top bar shows a bearded man with long beard and mustache against a halo shrouded on the sides with cloth detailing. Two angels pose below him flanking a caption written in the Russian Cyrillic alphabet. Below, Christ is nailed with hands outstretched in loincloth and gold halo. There is fine detailing in his ribcage and stomach area. Additional Russian captions sit along the bar under his hands, as do circular renditions of the sun and moon. In the bottom half of the cross, the letters МЛРБ (MLRB/"Mesto Lobnoe Ray Buist" or "The Place of the Skull Becomes Paradise") sit on either side of the diagonal line. Below that sits a human skull in foliage.Type of Painting
PanelCollection
Betsy Scheuring Icon CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2005.02Source or Donor
Betsy ScheuringAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Betsy ScheuringInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
Between the two winged figures at the top of the crossTranslation
Guardian Angel, the Venerable Zosima and the Venerable SabbatiusLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
IconNomenclature Primary Object Term
Symbol, ReligiousNomenclature Sub-Class
Religious ObjectsNomenclature Class
Ceremonial ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
10-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 inExhibition
Spirit Made Tangible: The Scheuring Icon Collection (2006)Interpretative Labels
Label Type
Cultural/Historical ContextLabel
The tri-bar cross alludes to the Crucifixion and on the topmost bar appears “The Image Not Made By Hands” (the face of Christ on a cloth). Below are the Archangels Gabriel and Michael and on the second bar appear the outstretched arms of Christ, as well as the sun and moon, respectively said to have darkened and turned to blood during the Crucifixion. At Christ’s sides appear the spear which pierced his side and the sponge on a reed substituting vinegar for water. A small scene of Jerusalem appears on the Cross’s third bar. Directly below Christ is the skull of Adam, whose tomb was said to be at Golgotha.