Cross with three-lobed branch ends in embossed, gilded and silvered copper on a wooden core. Front: Christ with horizontal arms, long perizonium and juxtaposed feet in external rotation resting on a suppedaneum; he is framed by the Virgin and St. John, cruciferous lamb in the lower part and angel of St. Matthew in the lower part; borders underlined by a grenetis. Reverse: Christ enthroned surrounded by the lion of St. Mark and the bull of St. Luke, Mary Magdalene in the upper part and Adam emerging from the tomb in the lower part; medallions repeated on the branches with eagle of St. John and angel of St. Matthew inscribed in a quatrefoil on a background of inscriptions. Leafy scrolls on the edges. ITALY, Abruzzo region, Sulmona (?), early 13th century Height : 48 cm 48 cm - Width : 39,6 cm. Elements displaced during a reassembly; some crushing and missing. This cross is very close to another one belonging to a private collection illustrated in the book by Oleg Zastrow, Croci e Crocifissi, Milan, 2009, cat. VI, pp. 68 to 72.