LATE MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN CROSS, 16TH-17TH CENTURY AD

Gilt bronze with the cross beam above center and raised both sides. The front with remnants of a Corpus Christi, now obscured by degradation from burial. The back matching, with remnants of a prayer(?). Surface stabilized with the 24karat gold restored on a modern 18” gilt silver neck chain. Gift boxed with certificate of authenticity.