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Antique French silver crucifix inscribed w/ Latin "INRI" 11¾"

Name: Antique French silver crucifix inscribed w/ Latin "INRI" 11¾"
Brand: Chez Pluie
Price: 1928 USD
Availability: InStock

$1,928.00

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A decorated antique silver crucifix representing Christ on the cross likely dating from the nineteenth century, France. Note the four angels with rays of light behind them form a halo encircling Christ's head. A dove, the symbol for the Holy Spirit in Christianity, rets above another cherub angel in a cloud above his head. The inscription "INRI" at the top stems from the Latin phrase 'Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum' meaning 'Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews'. In Christian religious tradition,

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