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What is a large crucifix called?
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A large crucifix is called a rood. In Medieval times, roods hung above the entryway to the chancel, an area at the front of the church near the altar that only the clergy and choir could enter. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of crucifixes.
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Silver crucifix-shaped lamp
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver crucifix-shaped lamp with cut-out and suspended lampshades, smooth elliptical
Category
Antique 19th Century European Table Lamps
Materials
Silver
Antique silver-mounted crucifix
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
An ornate 18th/19th century European silver mounted brass and wood Catholic crucifix.
The rosewood
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Silver, Brass
19th century Crucifix Tortoise
Located in MILL, NL
This impressive 19th-century crucifix is a unique example of religious art and masterful
Category
Antique 19th Century Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Italian Renaissance Crucifix Torchiere
Located in Queens, NY
3 Italian Renaissance style (19/20th Cent) brass crucifix floor torchiere with 13 candleholders
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Religious Items
Materials
Brass
$7,500 / item
Italian Renaissance Bronze Crucifix
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance Gothic style (19th Cent) bronze religious crucifix with filigree cross on 4
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Crucifix on Calvary, Plague of Christ or Plague Crucifix. France, circa 1700.
Located in Milan, IT
Crucifix on Calvary, called 'Pestis Christi' or Crucifiix Pestis 'Plague of Christ' or Plague
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
