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Relic of the Stone which Supported the Cross
Relic of the Stone which Supported the Cross
c. 1045
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Limestone, felted fiber
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1931.462.j
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The accompanying parchment identifies the piece of limestone as a portion of the block used to support the Holy Cross on Mount Golgotha.
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This relic is housed inside of the portable altar commissioned by Countess Gertrude of Brunswick, one of the Guelph Treasure’s earliest and most sumptuous objects.
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