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Head in wood
Etruscan mirror
Sarcophagus lid
Slab of a Volterra urn
Crater with columns
Kylix
Fragment of relief with Brahmanical ascetics
Monaco
False shelf (Nāgadanta) figured
False shelf (Nāgadanta) figured
Curvilinear relief fragment with scenes from the life of the Buddha
Standing Buddha statue
Head of the Buddha
Parthenopaios crater
Oinochoe con Hermes e Nike
Oinochoe with Hermes and Nike (detail)
Lebes gamikos
Crater of the Ghiottoni
Crater with representation of the myth of Orestes
Fragment of Euphronius
Shield umbone
Pair of earrings and ring
Crosses in gold foil
Sword grip
Solid of Emperor Phocas
Pair of fibulae
Fibbia Gota
Signet ring
Head of Jupiter
Floor
Lovere cup
Floor A
Floor B
Painted altar
Trivulzio Diatreta Cup
Patera (dish) from Parabiago
Heracles at rest
Portrait (possibly Maximian)
Theatrical mask from Caesarea Maritima
Nymph with peplum
Volute oil lamp with figured disc
Epigraph of Pontius Pilate
Lucky fisherman statue
Treasury of Caesarea Maritima
Head in wood
Etruscan mirror
Sarcophagus lid
Slab of a Volterra urn
Crater with columns
Kylix
Fragment of relief with Brahmanical ascetics
Monaco
False shelf (Nāgadanta) figured
False shelf (Nāgadanta) figured
Curvilinear relief fragment with scenes from the life of the Buddha
Standing Buddha statue
Head of the Buddha
Parthenopaios crater
Oinochoe con Hermes e Nike
Oinochoe with Hermes and Nike (detail)
Lebes gamikos
Crater of the Ghiottoni
Crater with representation of the myth of Orestes
Fragment of Euphronius
Shield umbone
Pair of earrings and ring
Crosses in gold foil
Sword grip
Solid of Emperor Phocas
Pair of fibulae
Fibbia Gota
Signet ring
Head of Jupiter
Floor
Lovere cup
Floor A
Floor B
Painted altar
Trivulzio Diatreta Cup
Patera (dish) from Parabiago
Heracles at rest
Portrait (possibly Maximian)
Theatrical mask from Caesarea Maritima
Nymph with peplum
Volute oil lamp with figured disc
Epigraph of Pontius Pilate
Lucky fisherman statue
Treasury of Caesarea Maritima

Crosses in gold foil

Anonymous

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The crosses, coming from a necropolis found in the last twenty years of the nineteenth century between the municipalities of Fornovo San Giovanni and Caravaggio (Bergamo), were made of molded gold foil and subsequently cut out. The rich ornamental repertoire, consisting mainly of intertwining ribbons and highly stylized animal figures, was imprinted on the sheet with the aid of geometric punches or shapes repeated several times on the golden surface. The elements are arranged on the surface sometimes in a disordered way, presenting inorganic interweaving of ribbons and animalistic details, medallions, eagles and ornamental motifs of the Byzantine tradition. According to the Lombard funerary custom, the crosses were sewn on the veil that covered the high-ranking deceased, buried with the grave goods, and document the conversion to Christianity (Arianism) of the Lombard population. The tombs, which mainly belonged to warriors buried sometimes with their horses, were lined up in rows and mainly returned weapons and parts of military clothing harnesses, but there is no shortage of everyday objects.
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Title: Crosses in gold foil

Author: Anonymous

Date: 6 – 7 sec.

Technique: Gold foil, molded decoration

Displayed in: Civic Archaeological Museum of Milan

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